I ended yesterday’s devotion with these words: “This is the confidence of those who have put their faith in Jesus as their Savior: “I have seen the Lord!”

Have you seen the Lord? I have. Obviously, I have not seen Him as the disciples did, a physical being standing before me. But I have seen Him. And He spoke to me. In fact, I see Him everyday, and He speaks to me everyday. I see Him in His Word. I see Him in His goodness to me. But, perhaps most clearly, I see Him in the lives of others who know that He is alive. I see Jesus in those who trust in Him for the forgiveness of sins. Christ is alive and visible in those who believe that He is their Savior and Risen Lord. He is alive now. He is here now. He is with us, just as He has promised.

I am completely serious about this. The testimony of the eyewitnesses tells us that we can see Jesus in this way.  Paul had such confidence in the Resurrected Christ that He could declare I NO LONGER LIVE, BUT CHRIST LIVES IN ME  (Gal 2:20).  John wrote that THOSE WHO OBEY HIS COMMANDS LIVE IN HIM, AND HE IN THEM  (I John 3:24a).  Christ is alive! That is a fact!

Is He alive in you? Or, to put it another way, are you alive in Christ? Jesus spoke about this before He died, trying to let His followers know what was happening:

Before long the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me.  Because I live, you also will live.  On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you (John 14:20).

With Christ living in you, you will be showing Christian care and concern to all around you. And there is no better way to show your care and concern than to declare to others that CHRIST IS ALIVE!

Do you believe that Jesus Christ died and rose again so that you might have the forgiveness of all your sins? The effect of this message in your life is staggering–at least it should be. The petty problems of day to day life fade into insignificance. And even the most traumatic things in life can be taken in stride. With this confidence, Christians face death differently. You know that the Jesus who was dead is now alive. He promises that you will also conquer death. Because He lives, you will live also.

To say that Christ is alive in us is not just saying that His memory lives on–He lives on.  My faith is founded upon the conviction that Jesus Christ rose from the dead, and that He lives still today. I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in my flesh I shall see God.  He has promised that He died and rose again so that whoever believes in Him will not perish, but will also rise to eternal life with Him. This has been and still is the faith of millions of people. May this be your faith as well. Jesus Christ died to pay for sins, but He is not dead,He is risen! He is risen indeed! Declare this with your lips and with your life:  CHRIST IS ALIVE!