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That title comes from a song we sang several years ago.

“How deep the Father’s love toward us,
How vast beyond all measure,
that He would give His only Son,
to make a wretch His treasure.”

“Behold the man upon a cross,
My sin upon His shoulders.
Ashamed, I hear my mocking voice
Call out among the scoffers.
It was my sin that held Him there
until it was accomplished.
His dying breath has brought me life
I know that it is finished.

I will not boast in anything
no gifts, no power, no wisdom.
But I will boast in Jesus Christ,
His death and resurrection.
Why should I gain from His reward?
I cannot give an answer.
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom.”

That’s the theme of the gospel, the greatest news the world has ever heard, that God would give His only Son, to make a wretch, a sinner like us, His treasure.

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the greatest event in all human history. God’s entire plan of the ages rests on that one historic event. But what you also need to know is that God’s entire plan for your life rests on that historic event as well.

The significance and meaning of the resurrection is found in one of the simplest verses in all the Bible, “God loved the world so much, God loved you so much, that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

In other words, the reason God sent His Son is because He loves you and doesn’t want you to perish, He wants you to have everlasting life. Someone might say, “Why would God love me? He is holy and righteous. Surely, He knows about all the messes and mistakes I’ve made, why would he want anything to do with me?” Because you’re made in the image of God and He loves you, that’s why.

When we studied through the book of Genesis, we read that we are made in the image of God. I remember when we had our first child. I was holding her in my arms, absolutely amazed because I realized that she was made in my image. My love for her was not dependent on what she did, it was based on the fact that I was her father, and she was my daughter, and she was made in my image.

It’s God’s nature to love, and He sent His Son so the world would know how much He loves. He sent His Son to seek and to save that which was lost. In other words, He’s pursuing you. That’s love. He’s knocking on the door of your heart, He’s calling out your name, and He wants you to open the door of your heart so you can have a relationship to God as your Father.

You may be a sinner; but He just so happens to be a forgiver; He’s a redeemer. He gives righteousness to sinners as a gift, you don’t even have to earn it. Eternal life is a gift, you just have to receive it. It’s that simple.

Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life, he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die.… Do you believe this?”

Someone might say, “How can you say this? Surely you know that everyone dies.” Of course, I know everyone dies, I know that very well. When our daughter was killed it was the most difficult thing we’ve ever endured, but it was her body that died. Her soul lives, she was given eternal life because she asked Jesus into her heart as Lord and Savior.

Everyone will die a physical death, the statistics on death are pretty impressive; something like one out of every one people die physically. The older you get the more you understand that. When you’re young that’s harder to grasp. When you’re young it seems like you live forever, but the truth is you’re growing until about 25 years old, and then it’s all downhill from there.

God sent His Son so we would have hope beyond the grave. Death is not the end. Do you think that when you breathe your last you simply cease to exist? No, your body dies, but God made your soul to be eternal. The question is what happens after your last breath on this earth. God sent His Son so you would have hope beyond this life.

Do you have hope? What do you put your hope in?

The resurrection is about having life instead of death. The resurrection is about having hope from God instead of despair. He ignites our soul and fills our lives with meaning and purpose and transforms us by His presence in our lives.


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