{"id":1066,"date":"2020-05-26T10:58:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T05:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hamroashish.com\/?p=1066"},"modified":"2020-05-26T10:58:38","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T05:13:38","slug":"what-does-jesus-resurrection-mean-to-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamroashish.com\/?p=1066","title":{"rendered":"What Does Jesus\u2019 Resurrection Mean to us?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Page Name:<\/strong> <em>A Theological and Devotional Reflection<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Jesus is alive\nand He is not in the grave!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>By Rameshwar Yadav<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jesus\u2019 Death and Resurrection from the death are for our Living relationship\nwith God to obtain the righteousness of Jesus (which is equal to the\nrighteousness of God) for the forgiveness of our sins and for our right standing\nbefore God through faith in Christ, which changes us in the image of His Son\nJesus Christ.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do we know the <em>LORD JESUS CHRIST<\/em>? What does <em>HIS RESURRECTION<\/em> mean to us? Do we know\nthe <em>SCOPE<\/em> and <em>POWER of JESUS\u2019 RESURRECTION<\/em>? If we do not know Jesus and His works\nthen we are shortsighted about our LORD JESUS CHRIST as well as His Works for\nus, which are for our new and eternal lives. Therefore, to know the power and\nthe meaning of His resurrection is very important for us in this universe.\nOtherwise, everything is meaningless because the resurrection is basically the\nvisible proof that Jesus is the Son of God and did everything necessary for us\nto be justified and accepted by God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Power of His Resurrection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Philippians\n3:10 of the Bible says \u2018to know Him and the power of His resurrection\u2019. It means\nthat Jesus has power to save us and His resurrection has power to change us. In\nother words, Jesus came on the earth, he died and rose from the dead. He is now\nable to work in us because Jesus is alive. We have a living relationship with\nGod in Christ through faith, which develops holiness in us. However, all of\nthis depends on Jesus\u2019 works for us on the cross. It is because of the cross\nthat we receive God\u2019s forgiveness and are clothed in Jesus\u2019 righteousness. Because\nof the cross, we are justified and accepted by God. <em>In other words, the righteousness of Jesus is the righteousness of God,\nwhich is necessary to count anyone holy and acceptable before God. <\/em>Our\nsalvation and acceptance with God depend on the works what Jesus did on the\ncross. Thus, we must never forget that. Similarly, the resurrection of Jesus is\nimportant, and we should not devalue it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jesus\u2019 resurrection\nwas an amazing event. People did everything so they could to stop it, even\nputting guards at the tomb and a huge stone across the entrance. Even Jesus\u2019\nown disciples didn\u2019t believe that it could happen although they didn\u2019t try to\nstop the resurrection. They acted as people who have had all their hopes\ndestroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But what\nhappens? The grave of Jesus becomes a place of light, not darkness. The grave\nof Jesus becomes a place of hope instead of despair. The angel comes and moves\nthe stone. There is an earthquake when Jesus died. The guards were so terrified\nthat they became \u2018like dead men\u2019 (Matthew 28:4). To the women, however, the\nangel says, \u2018Do not be afraid.\u2019 Why not? Because Jesus is alive. This is still\nthe message for us today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The angel of\nthe Lord gives the women the good news about His resurrection in this way: \u2018He\nis not here\u2019 (Matthew 28:6). Usually, good news says \u2018Jesus is here!\u2019 When\nJesus was born in Bethlehem that was the good news. When Jesus went around\npreaching the gospel and healing, wherever Jesus was, that was good news for\npeople. Now there is the new way to share the good news that Jesus is not in\nthe grave (Jesus is not here). It is wonderful news for us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Meaning of His Resurrection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From this point\nonwards the disciples had a relationship with a risen Christ. It is the same\nfor us. When we believe in Jesus, we are connected to a risen Saviour and Lord.\nWhat does this mean for us?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>We are secure.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The resurrected\nlife of Jesus is a life that is stronger than death. This means that nothing\ncan destroy this life. Having faith in Jesus, we join to him. Now we are\ndescribed as being raised with him (Col. 3:1). We share in the indestructible\nlife of the risen Christ. Thus, we are secure for all ages in the hand of God by\nthe powerful works of Jesus on the cross and the power of Jesus\u2019 Resurrection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>We have power.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chapter one of\nEphesians says Jesus was given power over all things after his resurrection (Vv.19-23).\nHe showed this power when he rose from the dead. He showed this power when he\nwent up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God the Father. One day\nhe will come again with power. Right now Jesus is using this power to build his\nchurch. Right now Jesus is using this power to save and to keep his people. Right\nnow this power is ours to use, whenever we are tempted or weak. It is his power\nthat makes us strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>We have\nencouragement.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His resurrection\ndoes not mean that Jesus is now different from us. It is true that Jesus is\nsinless, and we are sinners. In other words, after his resurrection, Jesus was\nstill completely human. Jesus\u2019 resurrection from the dead did not change his\nhumanity. Also it did not make him less able to identify with us. It did not make\nit more difficult for us to know him. Actually, the opposite is the truth.\nJesus is closer to us now and even more able to sympathize with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a great\nencouragement to us in our daily life. It also encourages us when we think\nabout the future. The more we realize that we will die one day, the more precious\nit is know that Jesus lives forever, and we will rise to be with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>We have joy.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jesus took our\nsins to the grave, and when he rose again, he left them there. He also left all\nhis sorrows in the grave, and rose to a life of complete joy. We can read about\nthis in many of the Psalms. The resurrection of Jesus is prophesized in Psalms\n16. We read in Vv. 10-11 of Psalms 16, \u2018You will not abandon me to the grave,\nnor will you let your Holy One see decay. You will fill me with joy in your\npresence, with eternal pleasure at your right hand.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Jesus\u2019\nresurrection, he experienced complete joy. He experienced it in the way that\nonly a risen person can. Right now we experience some of that joy by faith in\nthis life, but greater joy is waiting for us, when we will be with Christ forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>We have hope.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 Peter 1:3\nsays that we have \u2018a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from\nthe dead\u2019. As Christians what we have now is wonderful, but we have more to\ncome \u2013 a kingdom, a city, an inheritance, a glory. All this belongs to us. In\nother words, we know that we will receive it because Jesus rose from the dead\nand lives forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On this earth,\nthere are ups and downs in our life. Because of this, sometimes, we are happy\nand sometimes, we are sad. But the demand is to be a Christian in our hearts\nand live a life, which is pleasing to our Saviour and God. For this, we have to\nthink often about Jesus\u2019 resurrection. By remembering Him and His resurrection,\nwe will be more conscious of the truth we are risen with him. As we believe\nthis, we will be more spiritually healthy, more holy, and full of joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also to be a Christian in our heart and live a holy life on earth, we need motivation. But the motivation comes from thinking more about Jesus\u2019 resurrection. It also motivates us to share the Gospel with others because the empty grave says to sinners, \u2018God accepted the work of Jesus as Substitute, and through him is forgiveness of sin, righteousness and peace with God.\u2019 The resurrection means that we are sure of our message. God is completely satisfied with the sacrifice of Jesus. Right now, we can take the good news of forgiveness and righteousness to sinners everywhere \u2013 no restrictions, no conditions! We are equally sure that any sinner who comes to Jesus will immediately exchange life for death, freedom for slavery, joy for sorrow and certain hope for doubt and despair. Now the good news of the Easter is: Jesus is alive and He is not in the grave! Therefore, be merry and celebrate the Abundant Life and the Living Relationship with the Saviour and God. <a href=\"#_ftn1\">[1]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> While preparing this article, I have\ntaken some shelp from Horatius Bonar\u2019s book \u201cThe Everlasting Righteousness\u201d. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Page Name: A Theological and Devotional Reflection Jesus is alive and He is not in the grave! By Rameshwar Yadav Jesus\u2019 Death and Resurrection from the death are for our Living relationship with God to obtain the righteousness of Jesus (which is equal to the righteousness of God) for the forgiveness of our sins and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,96],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-89","category-96"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamroashish.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamroashish.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamroashish.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamroashish.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamroashish.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hamroashish.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1066\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamroashish.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamroashish.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamroashish.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}