When Jesus rose from the dead, He gave us hope. When all seemed lost and pointless, He proved that He wasn’t finished with His plan yet. 1 Corinthians 15:17-19 says, “And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.” If Jesus hadn’t risen from the dead, as the Bible verses above say, it would be hopeless. And to His disciples, it must have looked pretty hopeless after Jesus’ death. I’m sure they must have started thinking there was no hope left for them.Thankfully, Jesus didn’t end the story there. He rose from the grave three days later, giving us much needed hope. The same thing holds true for us--even when it seems like we have a long way to go before ever having a chance of hope again, He gently reminds us that He’s not finished with us. He’s still got a plan for us. His plan may be very different than ours but thankfully, He’s not finished with us yet. He can give hope in what seems like the darkest situations.
Kayla Joy
