Probably the hardest thing to face in life is that whatever you believed, worked and followed has been completely destroyed, and failed. Feeling hopeless.
That’s where Christians were the day before the Easter. and I believe many of us are going through that right now… feeling hopeless…
But Christians are not defined by the death of Jesus on a cross but what happened after provides the complete picture of who we are.
The Resurrection.
Now that! changed everything about who Jesus was, is and will be and who we are as Christians as well.
So did persecution stopped after the Resurrection? No, it got worse.
Did believers benefitted after the Resurrection? No, most of them got persecuted and got killed.
Then how is it possible for them (us) to be where we are now and keep believing and having hope?
Because we knew this life isn’t end of all and trust in Jesus kept us moving. We can call it the resiliency of Christians. I think that’s what we need at times like this. Being resilient of our life and our faith
It’s easy to give up when things are difficult but for those who continued on will come out stronger, wiser and better equip to overcome other challenges and let the Easter reminds us to continue the walk in Jesus by having a hope in life to come.
“Success is measured by how high you bounce when you hit bottom.” - General George Patton
- Pastor Rein