Thought for the Day 3/29/2013
You brought me
up from the grave, O LORD.
You kept me from falling into the pit of
death. [Psalm 30:3]
On this coming Sunday, we celebrate the defeat of death. Psalm 30 gives
us words to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and its implications.
The images of Psalm 30 take on new meaning in light of the resurrection
of Jesus. When God raised Jesus from the dead on that morning, the power of
death itself was defeated. Jesus broke out of the cage that keeps us in
bondage, inviting us to follow him from death into new life.
Thus when we read Psalm 30, we think of Jesus and his resurrection. But
we can also think of ourselves. As Paul explains in 1 Corinthians 15, the
resurrected Jesus is the “first fruits” of the harvest. We who put our trust in
him will one day be raised, even as he has been raised. We will join him in the
new creation, in the resurrection of heaven and earth.
So, on this Sunday, we not only look back with awe at the resurrection
of Jesus. We also celebrate what his resurrection has accomplished for us.
Through faith in him, we enter into new life now, with the hope of our own
resurrection ahead. Anticipating what God will do with us, we celebrate along
with David, saying: “You brought me up from the grave, O LORD. You kept me from
falling into the pit of death.”
David Smith
You brought me
up from the grave, O LORD.
You kept me from falling into the pit of
death.
Psalm 30:3
Maritta Terrell
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