The Gospel in All Things – Resurrection

The unchanging truth of the gospel is like a kaleidoscope. It can be viewed in many angles and can be seen in every aspect of life.  It’s not just a historic act of yesterday but a living force that’s at work today. May we have eyes to see the gospel in all things.

Take for instance the critical piece of the gospel: The Resurrection.

When Jesus rose from death on the third day he caused death to tap out to life. In fact, if you wanted to disprove Christianity, you would look no further than the resurrection. Target that and the gospel begins to crumble on itself. Paul even wrote to the Corinthian church that “if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain.”

The resurrection has vast importance in the life of the believer. We should be about celebrating Easter in the everyday.

Martin Luther proclaimed that “Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in spring-time.”  Consider that. Flowers, plants, grass, and trees appear dead every winter yet every spring we see new life come.  What a beautiful picture of the resurrection!

If you look for it, you’ll find the resurrection elsewhere as well.

When your car battery dies and after a jump, it begins to purr again. (And you breathe a sigh of relief).  That’s a little resurrection.

When you can love again after your heart has been shattered. That’s a little resurrection.

When you wake up after sleeping. That’s a little resurrection.

When your bad breath is overcome by a mint. That’s a little resurrection.

Open your eyes to it and you’ll begin to see little resurrections in the everyday.  And when you do, let it be a reminder of the big Resurrection of Jesus and what he did for you and I. This is what it means to see the Gospel in all things.

How have you seen little resurrections in the everyday?