Follow up on Easter - Never the Same

For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve.
-- 1 Corinthians 15:3-5


Some things are "first importance" things. They lie at the heart of the matter and are central to the issue at hand. As I reflected on Easter, we don't have to doubt what those "first importance" things are. The Gospel of our salvation is built on one simple foundation:

Jesus died,

Jesus was buried,

Jesus rose from the grave,

and Jesus appeared to his disciples


who were never the same after witnessing their resurrected Savior. Let's not let anyone distract us from these core truths or crowd out their simplicity with other matters they may claim to be essential.


Our salvation is rooted in our faith and our participation in this simple, yet powerful Gospel. We fill our minds with intricacies and nuances that do more to divide than unite. They become the basis for our identity and we lose sight of what Jesus did for us.

We seem to lose these things on Easter and focus on what God did for us in Jesus.

For one day, all Christians are united in one simple fact, not complicated by anything else


Dear God, I confess my faith in your work for me in Jesus. My life will never be the same. I thank you for my salvation and victory over death.

I praise you for this grace.

I thank you for this assurance.

I look forward to sharing in your glory when he returns for me.

Thank you for my salvation, as I move along the path on the Adventure in Middle Grove.