He is Risen...
...He is risen indeed! This is the typical New Testament greeting from one brother or sister to another. What impact does that statement have in my life? Does it really make a difference? It all boils down to belief, and more than an intellectual assent but a deep-seated belief found in the inner recesses of my heart and soul. I can claim a born-again experience, but is it evident in daily living? Thoughts, behaviors, and actions will quickly tell how true this may be in my life. As I see how life has turned out, am I still trying to wrest my will out of the Hands of God instead of allowing Him to have unfettered access to all that I am? As you can see, there may be more questions than answers; however, that is where faith comes in. Many of the heroes of the faith couldn't see the larger picture of the puzzle as the pieces were getting put into place during the course of life. Soren Kierkegaard said it best, "Life is best understood backward but must be lived forward