As awesome as it is that Jesus came back to life after His death, the story doesn't end there. God never intended for us to camp out on that point. In verse 5 of 1 Corinthians 15, we find the "rest of the story" .Jesus appeared to His friends.
In verse 6, Jesus appeared. In verse 7, Jesus appeared. I’d say that's a major point God is trying to drive home!
The celebration of Jesus' victory over death for us had to be made public, so Jesus approached His friends. Then the friends recognized what Jesus had accomplished.
Jesus' accomplishment for us is the same today, but there is one difference, He doesn't physically appear to us or our friends. He calls us, as Christians, to make an appearance for Him. We have to be the ones to pass on (like Paul in v. 3), what we know about the story of His death and resurrection. Our friends "see Jesus" when we accept the call of God to make an appearance for Jesus.
Pray: Ask God to fill you with the resurrection power of Jesus so you can appear on His behalf to those around you.
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