As I meditated upon how the Scriptures in Bible said, “They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead” (Jn 20:9), I am being reminded of how the disciples couldn’t have understood how Jesus had to rise from the dead on the third day. Indeed, I read how the late Bishop John Robinson said, “The resurrection of the body of Christ is no essential belief for Christian people, and it would make no difference to their faith if the Lord's body had been flung into the Valley of Hinnom, like those of the malefactors, to disintegrate among the rotting corpses” as he highlighted his point inside the Every Day Light online devotional text.
Hence, I recalled how Jesus cleared the doubts of Thomas and said in Bible (Jn 20:27), “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe” seeing how Jesus encouraged Thomas to believe that He’s alive that he shouldn’t keep on doubting that He has risen & resurrected from the grave. Indeed, I also read how Eric Sauer, a writer and Bible teacher also said, “Just as our Lord's body was capable of transfiguration without losing its identity, so it was capable of disfiguration without losing its identity” as he pointed out inside the Every Day Light online devotional text too.
By this, I rejoice in the resurrection of Christ to know that He has conquered sin and death for you & me as we confess how Jesus is our resurrected LORD and that He has saved us from the sin of death like how the apostle Paul wrote in Bible saying, “If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved” (Rom 10:9) as I pondered through my today’s reading.
Do you believe in the resurrection of Christ today?
Profile Background:
Jeremy Koh is a disabled graduate from Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore – formerly known as Spastic Children Association (1987–1997). He graduated with Certificates in Microsoft Office Skills & a HR Administrator Graduate (CHRA) under Human Capital Singapore–SGEnable Collaboration of Partnership – HCS HR PowerBank (7th Dec 2021 to 3rd June 2022) | Former Project Assistant/Email Marketing Consultant |A Connecter in ServeHope Pte Ltd & GrowthBeans Team in Savior-Asia Consulting Pte Ltd | A KeyGuard Specialist @(these)abilites Pte Ltd handling all KeyGuard Operations for 10 months in World United College South East Asia (Tampines Branch) | an Executive Assistant with Vision Strategy Storytelling (3 months, Aug to Oct 2017); A Founder in the ground up initiative project called – Project Stories for LIFE (Affiliated with Youth Corps Singapore, a former member of the Special Needs Cluster) |A PwD Advocate – a representing voice of the Disabled Community to the public today.
Prayer Response to this featured article:
Jesus, we rejoice in your resurrection today. Hallelujah!
(Written by Jeremy Koh, 11th January 2021)
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