“I am the
resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet
shall he live.” – John 11:25
Imagine if death
was the marker of finality. Imagine if all the effort of self-improvement and
human evolvement became null and void at death. Imagine the futility of the few
years that are afforded to us here: the loss of loved ones, the wasteland of
our dreams and hopes and achievements of humanity. No wonder so many of us who
don’t believe there is anything beyond the grave, cling to this life so
tenaciously. What surprise awaits them when they discover there is more, so
much more!
The crowning glory
of the Atonement is the Resurrection. If the Saviour did not overcome the sting
of death, the suffering of Gethsemane would have been useless, the humiliation
of Calvary even more so. What good would all His suffering be if we ceased to
exist when mortality lays its claim on us and sends us to Mother Earth? If
there is no ‘tomorrow’, ‘yesterday’ was a waste and ‘today’ is futile.
I give thanks to
the Father of my soul who created me, who created the plan for my eternal
existence, who sacrificed His Son so that I might live and have joy eternally.
I give thanks to the Son who considered nothing was too hard to bear in
ensuring this plan worked for my advantage and my eternal destiny. He is the
truth, the light and the way, He is the resurrection and the life…..
If You were
not,
I would not be,
Silence would
have wept at Calvary!
If You were
not,
I would not be,
As death would
claim me eternally.
If You were
not,
I would not be,
Joyless would
be my destiny.
(Art: On The Third Day by Chris Brazelton)
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