“Saying, the Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.” [Luke 24:7]
God has His third day on any day.
- It is the day of resurrection and a day promised.
- It is the day when beginnings take place.
- No one had been raised from the dead before to die not again.
- It is the day when victory is ensured.
- The ultimate is death: the divine ultimate is life out of death.
- It is the day when defeat turns to conquest.
- It is the day when dark becomes light.
- The fading light turned into gross darkness is banished by the all-pervading risen Lord.
- It is the day when sorrow becomes joy.
- Broken hearts reassembled by divine power and grace.
- It is the day when man’s schemes come to nought.
- All the vain machinations of man’s mind thwarted by wisdom so high.
- It is the day when the devil and all his minions are trapped.
- It is the day when dreams become reality.
- It is the day when the kingdom comes in force.
- It is the day when the prophetic is fulfilled.
- It is the day when God makes our shattered world anew.
- It is the day when our scuppered tomorrows are raised intact.
- It is the day when followers become disciples.
- It is the day when tears give way to laughter.
- It is the day when justice reigns over inequality.
- It is the day that puts a candle in the tomb.
- It is the day that confounds the critics. In three days destroy this temple and I will build it again.
- It is the day when Pentecost became possible.
- It is the day when captivity became captive.
I Peter 1:3 “Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
I Corinthians 15:45 “And so it is written, the first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam [was made] a quickening spirit.”
Ephesians 4:8 “Wherefore he saith, when he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.”
