He's Alive!

I’ve just seen Jesus, and I’ll never be the same again!

Bill Gaither penned those words and Larnelle Harris and Sandi Patti sang them in a now-famous duet.

Think back to the day of Jesus’ resurrection. Imagine Mary Magdalene and the other Mary going to the tomb and finding it empty. Do you think they were ever the same again?

Imagine the disciples’ reaction when Jesus appeared among them after His resurrection. They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. Can you see Jesus showing them His hands and His feet? Do you think they were ever the same again?

Imagine the disciples watching Jesus as He was taken up to heaven before their very eyes. Do you think they were ever the same again?

Can we be as changed as Mary Magdalene, the other Mary and the disciples even though we have never visibly seen Jesus? Can we never be the same again? The answer is a resounding yes!

Look at this verse.

Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 1 Peter 1:8-9

We have the Holy Spirit, the Bible, and prayer to draw us close to Jesus. The more we spend time with Him in His Word, the more we will love Jesus and “be filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy.” As we walk in obedience to the truth that the Holy Spirit shows us, we are changed. When we pray and worship Jesus, we are never the same again. God does this.

What do we look like when God changes us?

And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into His likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 3:18

We’ll never be the same again! We have passed from death to life. We are new creations in Christ. We wear inexpressible joy on our faces that the world can’t understand. Best of all, we have assurance that someday we will see Jesus face-to-face.

We’ll never be the same again because our Savior, Jesus Christ, died for our sins, was buried, rose again, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. On this Easter Sunday, we praise His holy Name and bow before Him in adoration!