Easter and the First Day of the New Creation

In Genesis 1:3 – 5, God created light and separated it from the darkness and there was evening and morning of the first day. The Jews named the days of the week by numbers, one through seven. The first day, we call Sunday, and the seventh day, the Sabbath, we call Saturday. When God created light, He created time by separating light from darkness, the first day. With time, He created the past, the present, and the future; time.

Tomorrow, April 5, 2015, we celebrate the first day of the New Creation, we call Easter Sunday, the day that our Lord was raised from the dead. Hallelujah!!! As part of that celebration, we recognize a new time in the lives of the followers of Christ.

In Him you have a new past with one event in it; the cross. At the cross, all of your past was handled by Jesus in such a way that brought glory to the Father. He died on the cross, and you died with Him, and the penalty of your sins was paid in full. All of your sins are forgiven! This brought great pleasure to the Father for the way into His presence was opened for “whosoever will to come.”

In Christ you have a new present, life in Him, with Him, by Him, and for Him. When Christ was raised, you were raised with Him to walk in newness of life. This life is His life lived in this world. In this world, you do have tribulation, trial, and trouble, but life in Him, with Him, by Him, and for Him is life that brings great pleasure and glory to the Father and joy inexpressible and full of glory to you. This is because in the new present, the Father is working all things in it for good, just like He did in the first creation. He saw that it was good.

In Christ you have a new future, the resurrection. Hallelujah!!! The promise of your new body is guaranteed by the Holy Spirit given to you when you received Christ. This is not something you hope for; it is something you hope in! The new future is as secure as the truth of the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, and the peace that comes from His presence in your heart today. God says that you are seated with Christ in heaven. One of the ways of God is, first He says it, then, He does it, every time.

So, tomorrow, gather with fellow believers and celebrate the New Creation in Christ Jesus the Lord. In Him you have a new past, a new present, and a new future. Have a great time celebrating the new time in Christ! Hallelujah!!!