The resurrection of Christ calls us to hold fast to the unshakable truth of God’s love for us. Genuine love always reveals absolute truth. When we truly receive God’s love, we come to know who He is—and, in turn, we discover who we are as His sons and daughters. Christ’s resurrection assures us not only of His victory over death, but also of our own resurrection—both spiritual and physical.
God’s love makes us brand new—something only He can do. This is our spiritual resurrection: being brought from dead living to life in Christ. “Dead” is a life apart from Him, without His presence and power. But now, through Christ, we are alive. We can live victoriously in this newness of life, empowered by the living God within us.
If you are a believer, the power of God is at work in you. He dwells with you and desires what is good, holy, and life-giving for your journey. None of us deserve this pure and perfect love, yet God pours it out freely. Oh, the depths He went to in order to bring us the Good News of salvation! This truth should awaken in us a deep, unshakable joy and a life marked by continual gratitude.
In today’s passage, the Apostle Paul reminds the believers in Corinth of the truth they first received—the message of Christ’s death and resurrection. Though some doubted, many eyewitnesses had seen the risen Lord. Paul himself testifies to encountering Christ after the resurrection, reinforcing the certainty of this truth.
In a culture that often becomes divided over titles and status, Paul redirects our focus. Our identity is not rooted in position, but in transformation. Here is who you are in Christ: You are reborn. You are made new. You are a child of God. And you are being led by the Spirit to grow into maturity—becoming a son or daughter who lives in truth, proclaims the gospel, and testifies to the transforming power of God’s love.
1 Corinthians 15:1-11 NLT The Resurrection of Christ
1 Let me now remind you, dear brothers and sisters, of the Good News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then, and you still stand firm in it. 2 It is this Good News that saves you if you continue to believe the message I told you—unless, of course, you believed something that was never true in the first place [never believed].
3 I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. 4 He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said. 5 He was seen by Peter and then by the Twelve. 6 After that, he was seen by more than 500 of his followers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died. 7 Then he was seen by James and later by all the apostles. 8 Last of all, as though I had been born at the wrong time, I also saw him. 9 For I am the least of all the apostles. In fact, I’m not even worthy to be called an apostle after the way I persecuted God’s church.
10 But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me—and not without results. For I have worked harder than any of the other apostles; yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace. 11 So it makes no difference whether I preach or they preach, for we all preach the same message you have already believed.
Prayer: Lord, thank You for the favor You pour over our lives as we believe Your truth. Thank You that You are transforming us from glory to glory and inviting us into Your mission in the world. Jesus, You alone make us worthy of this beautiful gift of eternal life. By Your Spirit, fill us with deep assurance of our salvation. Strengthen our faith to believe in the resurrection power that lives within us. Give us courage to testify—to boldly share the hope and salvation You offer, a gift no one should refuse. In Jesus’ name, Amen.