Because He is Risen!

04-04-2021Weekly ReflectionFr. Emmanuel Ihemedu

The resurrection of Jesus gives our faith voice, purpose, and meaning. “Our faith would have been in vain if Christ had not risen from the dead,” says St. Paul.

But besides that, the Resurrection has other implications for our lives. Do you know that because Jesus is risen, we too have the power to rise? We have the power to break away from the graves that often plague our lives, such as financial graves, emotional graves, marital graves, the graves of hopelessness, meaninglessness, alcohol, drugs, the graves of sadness, grief, depression, and despair.

The power to rise is made possible not by our might or power, but by the power of the Spirit of Christ (Zechariah 4:6; Ezekiel 37: 12-14); and the promise of his word (Ezekiel 37:14; 12:25; Genesis 1:3; Rev 12:10-11). At the Resurrection, Jesus became a life-giving spirit. That same Spirit will give life to the mortal bodies of those baptized in Him, through the Spirit who lives in them (Romans 8:11). In other words, the Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead not only dwells within us but also gives life to any aspect of our lives that has become grave-like, weak, and paralyzed if we have faith.

May you be raised to hope, life, purpose, meaning, and fulfillment. May freedom, prosperity, and blessings be yours because he is risen, in Jesus’ Name, amen!