Easter is Forever!

 

 

 

"He is risen! He is risen indeed!"

Years ago, when I was attending the University of Minnesota, I would come home via old West Broadway in North Minneapolis. One year, as Easter was approaching, there was a lone billboard on West Broadway with a very simple, yet profound message on it. It said only three words - but those three words said it all - "Easter is forever!"

I have thought about that billboard many times over the years. That simple, yet profound message. On this day, the day we remember the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, we remember that hope was born out of hopelessness, courage born out of fear, life born out of death. It is the day that changed everything - it changed everything forever.

I have often wondered what our lives would have been like if there had been no Easter. It would be a life without hope. A life without purpose. It would have been a life of grim outcomes. Darkness would have conquered light. Hate would have superseded love. Life would have become cheap and temporary.

But the good news is, and I mean the really, really good news, is simply this - Easter is forever! Easter changed everything! Easter can never be taken away. Easter was the gift given to countless generations before us, given to us, and will be to countless generations once we are no longer here.

So on this Easter Sunday, the message is very simple. Jesus lives. And because Jesus lives, so does hope. The Light of the World remains with us! For those who choose to live in Jesus, know not only how the story began, but also how it will end. Light will rule over darkness, and love will rule over hate.

Easter is not only the best gift the world could have received, it is an everlasting gift. Truly, Easter is forever!