Resurrection

Luke 24:6a,  New Living Translation,  "He isn't here.  He has risen from the dead!"

            No doubt we have all been thinking about Jesus' resurrection this week as we celebrate the Easter season.  God is so smart!  He has placed many lessons for our spiritual lives in the world He created.  He has given us different pictures of resurrection in the natural world as analogies to underscore the raising up of our Lord.

            We see a picture of resurrection in a sunrise, where light dispels the darkness of night just as the Light of the World dispels the darkness of sin and Satan's control in our lives.

            One of the most beautiful and the most graphic pictures of resurrection is the springtime, when tree branches that are bare and dead looking bud again and then burst into leaves and blossoms.  The ground yields crocuses and buttercups, tulips and bluebells--the first harbingers of spring.  The frigid air gives way to sunny skies and warm, pleasant days.  The whole earth seems to awaken from its winter slumber into new life and beauty, putting a spring in our step and encouragement and hope in our hearts.  This is a wonderful picture of the great awakening we have as we put our faith in the resurrected Christ and find encouragement and hope for life's journey in Him.

Father, thank You for giving us parables from nature that point us toward spiritual truths and especially toward the Resurrection of Your Son and amplify the meaning of that first Easter morning.  Amen.