THE PROMISE OF RESURRECTION

After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His sight. (Hosea 6:2 NKJV)

For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. (1 Corinthians: 15:22 NKJV)

Death is the precursor of life, and we cannot truly reach Easter unless we first descend into the grave. Blessed are they who descend there in hope; their soul shall not be left in the land of shadow, nor will God permit His holy ones to see corruption. God will revive them, and they shall live. On the third day our Lord Jesus rose from the dead, and this is the foundational hope for the world.

 "Come, let us return unto the Lord." There is always resurrection, hope, and joy for those who repent of their sins. True repentance is a humble return to God; and as we draw nigh to Him, He meets us with healing and salvation. The result of His coming is like the dawn, or as the spring-rains. Light and joy, fertility and beauty are the immediate response of the soul to His advent.

 Do you find yourself in the dark grave of circumstances? Be of good cheer. One of God's angels is on his way to roll away the stone. Though our Lord was crucified, yet on the third day God raised Him up, and He lives and reigns at the right hand of God; and we also may live with Him, by the same power, not in the other world only, but in this. God will raise you up, and you shall live in His sight. The best is yet to be!

"Let's follow on to know the Lord." We may always count on Him. If there is any variation in our relations with Him, it is on our side, not on His. Just as surely as we return to Him, we shall find Him coming to meet and greet and receive us with a glad welcome. When the prodigal was a great way off, his father saw him, and ran to meet him! Is there any doubt about our reception? No, there cannot be! God our Father is always waiting for us. In Him there is no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning. As certainly as we count on the spring day may we count on God. Let your soul move towards Him out of the grave of doubt and despair, and on the third day, the day of resurrection, He will be revealed.

 PRAYER

May our self-life be crucified with Christ, that His life may be manifest in us; and out of the grave may there spring a more complete resemblance to our risen Savior, so that all may see in us daily evidence of the resurrection of our Lord. It's in His name I ask these things, AMEN.

God's Daily Promise

 Promise #355:

I will strengthen your inner being by the power of My Spirit.

Ephesians 3:16 (WEB)
that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory,
that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;