Easter Is Over, Now What?

Easter is over. The big crowd, the new clothes, the Krispy Kreme donuts, it's over until next year. Then we do it all over again.

Here is the thing, when Jesus rose from the dead they did not wait until the next "Easter Sunday" to celebrate His resurrection.

At first there was a little confusion, they really didn't know what to do. When he was in the tomb they assumed this journey was over, but when he rose from the grave they were in uncharted territory. Even though he tried to let them know what was going to happen they themselves were in a place of the unknown.

After forty days of being present with His disciples they probably thought it was going to go back to business as usual. But he left again. He ascended into heaven and promised a return.

Before he ascended he said this to them, "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." (Acts 1:8)

They were given a charge--a responsibility--and it was not just waiting for the next Easter Sunday.

They were given the power of the Holy Spirit and told to be Jesus' witness to the very ends of the earth. Witnesses to what? They were to testify to the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. It was not a once a year celebration--it was every day!

Notice He didn't say to go and witness. He said to be a witness. We are to live in such away that people see Jesus by the way we live our life. He wants people to see His resurrection power in our changed lives. He wants us to live a questionable life so that people will question how we live--then we get to testify about Jesus.

Do people see Jesus through your life? Are you one of His witnesses?