The New Day

“Weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.” (Psalm 30:5)

Friday, the disciples of Jesus thought their lives were ending with His. They had invested everything they had in Him and it seemed like all was lost. The pain and shock their Leader’s execution must have left them physically and emotionally worn, feeling abandoned and without hope. Their glorious future in the coming Kingdom lied lifeless in a cold, still grave. Or so they thought.

But what a difference three days can make. By the close of Sunday, they had compiled stories, true stories, of a risen Savior. Some met Him at the tomb He was placed in. Others while walking along the road. Still others in their meeting place behind locked doors. Their darkest night had been followed up with a bright new dawn. What they thought was the end was actually the beginning of something far greater than they could comprehend.

Have you ever felt like your circumstances were so dark that you could never find your way out? Maybe you’re there now. This weekend we celebrate the most memorable and dramatic turn of events ever to take place on planet earth. The Creator of heaven and earth, the Great I Am, died in painful horror and was raised in extravagant glory. Yes, He was God. But if He is your God and you are His child, be sure that His glory is your future. All that He did, He did for you.

This moment in life is not the end. It may seem painfully difficult, and we may need to endure through the night before we see our sunrise. But know with certainty that the new day is coming. As Jesus has been risen, so have we and so will we be even more. We are becoming a people made anew in the image of His glory. We are a people changed forever by His grace.

Have a blessed and glorious Resurrection Sunday!