Rejoice! Christ Is Risen

Rejoice! Rejoice that Christ is alive. He lives! He lives! Sunday is the day that He left the dead.

His first words to His disciples was the traditional greeting: "Shalom--Peace". He could have rebuked them for their unfaithfulness and cowardice the previous weekend, but He didn't.

When Jesus saw their fear had turned to joy, He commissioned them to spread the Gospel. 

John 20:21 Then said Jesus to them again, "Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

In spite of their failures, The Lord was entrusting them with His Word and His work. They had forsaken Him and fled, but now He was sending them out and empowering them to represent Him and His Gospel.

Jesus died for us. He arose from the dead in victory, and now He lives for us. In our fears, we cannot lock Him out. He comes to us in grace and reassures us through His Word.