Jesus Is Risen!

April 2025

An unnamed angel had the privilege of announcing the greatest, most joyful news: “He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come see the place where the Lord lay” (Matthew 28:6). Interestingly, it was an angel who announced His birth to a band of lowly shepherds. Angels are messengers and they speak the word of God clearly and powerfully, exactly as God gives it to them.

These three words changed the world, “He is risen.” Had He not risen, Christianity would be nothing but mere history, religion, and tradition. It would have little relevance to our lives today. But oh what an impact the resurrection has had on countless lives down through the centuries, even in our lives today over 2,000 years later!

Today, a living Savior sits on the right hand of God; a living Savior is preparing a place for us in heaven; a living Savior is interceding for us, and a living Savior is coming back to take us home to glory. Because He lives, we will live also! There is victory, joy, power and comfort in those three simple words, “He is risen.”

It is no wonder the songwriter said, “Because He lives, I can face tomorrow. Because He lives, all fear is gone. Because I know He holds the future and life is worth the living, just because He lives.” My friend, I don’t know what you are facing today, but our Lord Jesus Christ does, and He faces it with you and will lead you through it. A.W. Tozer once said, “I believe that Christ died for me because it is incredible; I believe that He rose from the dead because it is impossible.”

When a person has Jesus in his heart, he has a smile on his face, a spring in his step and a song on his tongue. There is no greater joy than to walk with Lord in close communion and feel His resurrection power flowing through our earthen vessels. Though there will be troubles, trials, temptations, and even tragedies, our blessed Savior will be there for us. Try repeating these three words to start your day, “He is risen.” Somehow life’s problems, pressures and perplexities won’t seem so big, so important and so overwhelming. Earth’s toys can never compare to heaven’s joys.