Darkness dispelled by light. Despair replaced with peace. Loss removed by gain. Meaninglessness overcome with purpose. Grief displaced by joy. Guilt overshadowed by forgiveness. Memories of horror become visions of majesty. A sense of abandonment banished by His presence. Defeat gives place to victory. Confusion becomes clarity. Misunderstanding is swallowed up in wonder. Displaced faith becomes deep faith. ALL IS SAVED!

Can you imagine how the disciples felt? How they tried to grasp the revelation of His resurrection. How they now remembered, understood, His trying to prepare them for this wonderful morning. How He had revealed to them the plan of the Father – that He would be betrayed, tried, convicted, and sentenced to die? How He had told them clearly, plainly, that His body would be placed in a tomb – lifeless, cold, dead. How He would remain in that tomb three days and nights. How He would come forth from the tomb holding the keys of death, hell and the grave. How He had power to lay down His life, and to take it up again.

The wonder, the miracle, the majesty of the resurrection! Jesus has conquered death. He has paid the penalty of sin. He has suffered the anguish of hell. And He did it all – are you ready for this? – He did it all, for YOU. Let the truth of the message of Easter become the reality of your life. Let the grace of God engulf you as you, by faith, embrace the true meaning of Easter. Come to the resurrected Savior – you will not be disappointed!