Resurrection Sunday

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (ESV)

[16] So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. [17] For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, [18] as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

The resurrection of Jesus changes everything. Our hope is not limited by the length of life on this earth. Our purpose is not simply one of leaving everything to another generation. Our life is not about finding the most fun, excitement, or comfort in the time we have. The resurrection changes everything. “So we do not lose heart” (2 Cor 4:16).

Life is about more than me. It is about more than here and now. There is “an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison” (2 Cor 4:17) that gives perspective to this present life. Today there is pain. Today there is grief. Today there is persecution in many parts of the world for following Christ. But there is more than today. I love Michael Gungor’s song Beautiful Things. It starts with these words,

All this pain
I wonder if I’ll ever find my way

And then the chorus:

You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of the dust
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of us

All this is because of the resurrection. The resurrection of Jesus changes everything. There is hope, and meaning, and purpose!