As I write this it is Monday morning after Easter Sunday. Ask me one word to describe how I feel this morning I would have to go with tired. At least in my body that word applies to most mornings now.
In my soul, however, I must apply a different word, grateful. I am so grateful that Christ is indeed risen from the dead, and as Scripture says, “in Christ all of us will be made alive again. But everyone will be raised to life in the right order. Christ was first to be raised [firstfruits]. Then, when Christ comes again, those who belong to him will be raised to life.” [1 Cor 15:22-23 HCSB]
Resurrection Sunday morning, for those who belong to Christ, is every morning. Christ was made alive; we too have been made alive. We experience that now in our spirit and soul (our mind, will, emotions), but one day we will experience that in totality as our bodies too will be made eternally alive.
I am so grateful that Resurrection Sunday is every morning. When I awake, I am alive in Christ Jesus, and I am grateful. It may take the body a bit of time each morning to fully wake up, but the knowledge that Resurrection Sunday is every morning for a believer rejuvenates my soul and floods my heart with gratefulness.
We celebrate the anniversary of Christ’s resurrection once a year. We live in His resurrection life every day of the year.
Happy Resurrection Morning, April 18, 2022!
