Happy Easter! Today we celebrate the resurrection of our Savior and thank God for the promise of eternal life. Jesus said, “Because I live ye shall live also.” The Bible tells us in Titus 1:2, “God cannot lie.” Hebrews 6:18, “It was impossible for God to lie.” I John 2:25, “And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.” G. Campbell Morgan wrote, “I believe the promises of God enough to venture eternity on them.” Colin Urquhart writes, “God is the God of promise. He keeps his word, even when that seems impossible; even when circumstances seem to point to the opposite.” Numbers 23:19, “God is not a man, that he should lie;…” The promise of wealth drives men. The promise of promotion moves men. The promise of a good deal sometimes deceives men. “The big print giveth and the small print taketh away.” A deal too good to be true is usually too good to be true. When Herbert Hoover ran for election as President of the United States at the height of the prosperity born in 1928, one of his campaign promises, expressed as a campaign slogan of the Republican party, was “A chicken in every pot, a car in every garage.” The following year, in 1929, came the Wall Street crash and the Great Depression, and one of the popular comments of the day was to wonder what happened to “A chicken in every pot.” Although its origin is largely forgotten today, the saying still serves as a reminder of the emptiness of campaign promises.
There are approximately 8,810 promises in the entire Bible. In the Old Testament there are 7,706 and in the New Testament there are 1,104 wonderful promises. Deuteronomy 28 has 133 promises, which is more than any other chapter in the Bible.
Standing on the promises of Christ my King Through eternal ages let his praises ring
Glory in the highest, I will shout and sing Standing on the promises of God
Standing on the promises I now can see Perfect, present cleansing in the blood for me;
Standing in the liberty where Christ makes free, Standing on the promises of God
The promise of His first coming. The promise of His salvation. The promise of His keeping. The promise of His second coming. The promise of Heaven. Etc. etc. I John 2:25, “And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.” John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Promise!
“BECAUSE I LIVE, YE SHALL LIVE ALSO!”
The truth of the resurrection gives life to every other area of gospel truth. The resurrection is the pivot on which all of Christianity turns and without which none of the other truths would much matter. Without the resurrection, Christianity would be so much wishful thinking, taking its place alongside all other human philosophy and religious speculation.
– John MacArthur
The stone was rolled away from the door, not to permit Christ to come out, but to enable His disciples to go in. “HE IS RISEN AS HE SAID!” Happy Easter!!