Easter Sunday has passed, but its message remains. The songs may have quieted, and life may feel like it has returned to normal, yet the resurrection of Jesus was never meant to be confined to a single moment. It is a living reality. The empty tomb is not just something we celebrated; it is something we now carry with us. What happened on that third day continues to shape every day that follows. Theologian Eugene Peterson puts it this way: “The resurrection of Jesus is the action at the core of all Christian spiritual formation.”
Looking back, those three days between the cross and the resurrection remind us that there was a time when hope seemed hidden. The disciples could not yet see what God was doing. Yet now, on this side of the resurrection, we understand what they could not: God was working even in the silence. Jesus was not defeated in the grave. He was fulfilling the plan that would secure victory over sin and death (1 Corinthians 15:3–4). What looked like an ending was actually the turning point of redemption.
This truth changes how we view our own lives. There are still seasons that feel like “in-between” moments; times when prayers seem unanswered, clarity is lacking, and something meaningful feels buried. But the resurrection reframes those experiences. Paul Chappell reminds us, “Because of the empty tomb, we have peace. Because of His resurrection, we can have peace during even the most troubling of times because we know He is in control of all that happens in the world.” What appears final is not always final, and silence does not mean God is absent. The same power that raised Jesus from the dead is still at work, often in ways we cannot yet see (Romans 8:11).
Now that Easter has passed, the question becomes how we will live in light of it. Scripture calls us to walk in “newness of life” (Romans 6:4), not just to remember the resurrection but to live from it. Because Jesus lives, we carry hope into uncertainty, confidence into struggle, and faith into places that once felt like endings. The third day has already come, and because of that, we do not live waiting for victory. We live from it. Praise the Lord.
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