Today is a glorious day in Seattle.
Seattle Morning, Copyright KOMO News
If you’re not from here, you’ll forgive me for lingering on this thought for moment, simply because our winters are often 5-6 months of dreary, grey, drizzly weather. To actually have a glorious, sunny, warm Easter here is something of a miracle in and of itself, but nothing compared to what we celebrate today.
Christ is RISEN! In the letter to the Colossians, Paul says,
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.” Colossians 1:15-20 ESV
The word given by the angels in Bethlehem is come true, “Glory to God in heaven and on earth, peace and goodwill to mankind, on whom His favor rests.”
He is RISEN! The light shines in the darkness, the veil separating man and God has been torn, sin and death have been conquered, Jesus is risen from the dead!
He is risen indeed!
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