Time to Celebrate!
When you think of all that happened because of Jesus’ resurrection, it is no wonder we celebrate! For instance, look at Ephesians 1:18. It says, “I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints.”
What is that glorious inheritance?
Let’s go back to the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve and their disobedience. With that one act of disobedience, Adam and Eve lost their innocence. And, because of them, we lost our standing as children of God, too. We lost everything, really. But God was not about to leave us abandoned. He had a plan, and that plan involved the cross. With the death of Jesus, He redeemed us. But here’s the best part: Jesus did a whole lot more at the cross than simply buy back our innocence. He didn’t purchase our redemption just so we could get back to the Garden and be just like Adam was when he was created. Oh no; thank heavens, God had much more in mind than that! He’s much more generous.
The Father’s marvelous plan was that we would end up as co‑heirs with Christ. We gain Christ’s righteousness! Like it says in Romans 5:15: “God’s gift is different from Adam’s sin. Many people died because of the sin of that one man. But it was even more sure that God’s grace would also come through one man. That man is Jesus Christ. God’s gift of grace was more than enough for the whole world.” Wow! As believers in Jesus, we are a brand new creation.
Adam and Eve could never have hoped for that. Never. Theirs was a state of bliss and innocence. But Christ secured for us a state of joy and righteousness. We are much more than co‑heirs with Adam. There are so many things that happened at the cross to thank God for; so much that was secured for us through the resurrection.
And that is plenty to celebrate!
