The Champion

   It is Resurrection Sunday! Though, right now, the last thing on your mind might be Easter. It is not easy for many people right now. Many of us are worried about our jobs, our heath, and even what our next meal may be. Churches are online and Resurrection Sunday just doesn’t feel the same to us.

   Why is it so important for us to still celebrate, and treat, Resurrection Sunday with the same reverence even with all of this going on? The answer is because without Resurrection Sunday we would not have any hope. You may be thinking: “how can we have hope right now? It seems like we are hopelessly stuck in this situation.” Today, I want to remind you of something that you may need to hear: Jesus has already won.

   We know that the things of this earth are temporary. It’s not easy what we are going through right now.  We are uncertain of many things. Yet, we have hope. During this time of year I think about an older song by an artist called Carmen. Carmen wrote a song called The Champion. It is a bit of a long song but it give illustration of the spiritual battle that Jesus was fighting. He was human just like us. He faced sin just like us. Though, unlike us, he did not sin. He was also fighting spiritual battles at the same time. That’s what this song is about.

   I think this song is a good reminder that we also have battles, but we don’t fight them on our own. God is there to walk with us. He sent his Son to die for us so we would have hope. Even though it isn’t always easy on earth, we know that we are secure. We know that God is with us. We know that we have a hope and a future with Christ, if we believe in him.

   So, will you choose to remember how important Easter is even if you are unable to celebrate the way you usually do? How can you focus on the hope that we have in Christ today and every day? Will you choose to walk with God when you face difficult battles?

   John 3:16, John 11:25, Romans 12:12, Jeremiah 29:11

   Image from here.

   Carmen video here.