Resurrection Sunday

“Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:9-11
In this year’s Good Friday post, we read the first part of this famous section in Philippians, called in Greek the Kenosis (‘emptying’). But here we see the result of that emptying, that obedience of Jesus to the Father’s will. He was raised from the dead to sit at the highest place.
Just as the death of Christ is historical fact, so too is the resurrection. There were more than 500 eye-witnesses who saw Christ after His resurrection (1 Cor. 15:6), not counting the women at the tomb and the disciples. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is what sets Christianity apart from all other belief systems. We don’t follow the wise teachings of a dead man; we worship a risen Saviour. And one day, every eye will see Him (Rev. 1:7), and every knee bow and tongue confess, that Jesus Christ is Lord. The resurrection proves that Jesus is who He said He is – the Son of God, and that He has done what He said He would do – take away the sin of the world (John 1:29). Hallelujah!