Sunday 29 December 2019
God's Eternal Love - In the resurrection of Christ, we see love, eternal love, the love of God.
The
resurrection declares Christ’s victory over evil, the triumph of His
love. There is no need for fear: ‘He has risen’- His ‘perfect love casts
out fear’ (Matthew 28:5-6; 1 John 4:18). There has to be a new
beginning in faith. First, there was a new beginning ‘in fact - Christ
has been raised from the dead’ (1 Corinthians 15:20). Christ has won the
victory over the grave. Christ has taken the sting out of death (1
Corinthians 15:54-57). Between the new beginning in faith - making
disciples (Matthew 28:19) - and the new beginning in fact - Christ’s
resurrection - , there is worship (Matthew 28:9). The fact is not
dependent on our feelings. ‘He has risen’ (Matthew 28:6-7) - the fact
stands, even when many doubt and few worship (Matthew 28:17). As we
worship, we are strengthened in faith, strengthened for our task. We are
to invite people to come to the place where ‘they will see’ Jesus
(Matthew 28:10). We are to ‘make disciples’ (Matthew 28:19). Run and
tell - with great joy (Matthew 28:8)!
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