Verse of the day

'Therefore I will give him a portion among the great' Isaiah 53:12

Happy Easter! Christ the King who bore our sins could not stay dead; he must defeat death, and he had a kingdom to rule. His Father raised him, and the empty tomb stands in joyous testament of the fact that our Saviour is the universe's ruler. His glory in heaven is unimaginable, as he, 'the lamb who was slain', sits on the throne being worshipped.

This Easter Sunday, let us rest in renewed assurance that everything we need has been done for us by and in Jesus Christ - there is no better person to rely on than the one who now sits in glory in heaven, having been given a 'portion among the great.' And what joy to know that because he has gone before us, there is a portion among the great for us too - the portion of perfect eternal life.

And this Easter Sunday, why not think of the empty tomb and then think of the throneroom of heaven, and see the one who is your Saviour and your brother and your friend sitting there. Remember today that God the Father has given His Son a portion among the great, and has exalted him above all others, and remember to pray not just with joy but with breathless awe to the one who died among criminals and now sits among the great.