April is the month of new beginnings when trees begin to sprout their leaves and flowers emerge from the ground to express their beauty. This is also the time when we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead. God’s infinite love for us is the foundation of the Christian faith, for without Jesus being raised to conquer death, hell and the grave, he would have been just another courageous martyr. You see, his perfect blood was sprinkled on the mercy seat and was the only payment that was holy and powerful enough to redeem, transform and purchase the spirits of those who will believe.
John 19:30 declares the Son of God cried from the cross, “It is finished,” which guaranteed the covenant authority of God’s Word is true and the spiritual reality that eternal salvation is now available for all who hear the gospel are convicted to repent and choose to embrace him by faith. This is why the gospel is called the good news, and truly it is the ultimate promise of hope and peace the world needs to hear.
Christians experience the life-changing miracle of God so loving the world that he sent his Son to save us from our sins. He desires to restore us back into the personal fellowship that was lost when Adam and Eve disobeyed him in the Garden.
The greatest love story ever told is recorded in the Bible, and many of you have memorized the message found in Matthew 28:5-6 when the angels appeared to the women at the empty tomb. “The angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here, for he is risen as he said! Come, see the place where they placed his body.'”
It’s difficult to comprehend just how paramount these words are. It’s critical within our commission to relay this truth, to emphasize the glorious significance of what his sacrifice and Resurrection accomplished, what it guarantees for those who believe and how we can obtain and have a blessed assurance of these glorious promises today.