Resurrection Sunday

The Apostle Paul wrote in I Corinthians 5:7-8 that, just as God told the Israelites to purge their homes of leaven, which represents sin, and to put the blood of a lamb over their doorposts so the death angel would pass over them, the church must also purge herself of sin, and even remove members who practice sinful behavior, because there was no room for sin under the blood of Christ.

At this time of year, we acknowledge and mourn the excruciating death of Jesus on the cross and we thank Him for shedding that redeeming blood for our salvation.  But the power of the resurrection is what gives us hope that we, too, will be resurrected in Christ.  In I Corinthians 15:20 Paul declared to those who didn’t believe the resurrection was real, “But in Fact, Christ has been raised from the dead. He is the first of a great harvest of all who have died.  V23, But, there is an order to this resurrection: Christ was raised as the first of the harvest—then all who belong to Christ will be raised when he comes back.

He is coming back for you and me!