Easter Reflection

Easter declares what Good Friday made possible.

“But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” (Ephesians 2:4-9)

Two words change everything: But God.

On Friday, we named the truth. We were not weak. We were not wandering. We were dead.

But God did not leave us there because of His mercy, because of His love, because of His grace. He made us alive.

In Getting the Church Inside You: Balancing Faith and Action, we return to this rhythm again and again. The Christian life is not built on what we can fix or improve. It is built on what God has already done.

Easter is not about our ability to rise. It is about God’s power to raise.

The same God who stepped into our death on the cross now calls us out of it. The same Jesus who was laid in the grave now stands alive. And the same power that raised Him is now at work in us. This is not just a future promise. This is a present reality.

You are not who you were. You are not defined by what you named on Friday. You are alive in Christ.

Take a quiet moment and reflect on what you brought to the cross on Friday.

Now, prayerfully say: “Because of Jesus… I am alive.” Say it slowly. Say it honestly. Say it until your heart begins to believe it. “Because of Jesus… I am alive.”

Prayer

Lord, thank You for not leaving me in death. Thank You for meeting me in my brokenness and raising me into new life. Help me live today as someone who is truly alive in Christ.  Amen.

Reflection

Where is God inviting you to live like someone who has already been made alive?

Today, don’t just celebrate the resurrection. Live it. Happy Easter!