[Ohio-Communities-of-Faith] FW: [CWWC] CHRIST IS RISEN INDEED

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CHRIST IS RISEN INDEED


But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those
who have fallen asleep.
<https://link.biblegateway.com/click/23478096.4633/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmlibGVnY
XRld2F5LmNvbS9wYXNzYWdlLz9zZWFyY2g9MUNvci4xNS4yMA/5ef562bd10222374f46b6174B7
9b973f5> 1 Corinthians 15:20

Brother Andrew shares today's devotional:

At the time of the cruel persecution in the Soviet Union under Stalin,
public meetings were regularly held in order to ridicule religion, the
church and the priests. On one occasion the inhabitants of a town were
summoned to the main square. From a platform on the square, a fluent
'scholarly' atheist, who seemed to have many proofs against the Bible, God
and the clergy addressed the public.

The crowd had listened silently. But when the local priest was called to the
front to answer this brilliant oration, an uneasy muttering rippled through
the crowd. The man went and stood close to the microphone and everyone held
his breath. The tension could be cut with a knife, and you could hear a pin
drop. What would his answer be?

We shall never know what went on in the heart of this man - his fear, his
prayer - but at last his voice could be heard, resounding through the
loudspeakers, not only to the crowd, but also to a large part of the city:
"Khristos voskrese!" Christ is risen!

For one split second there was silence. A shudder went through the crowd and
then, as a blazing testimony to the priest and to the atheist opponent, the
cry broke out, unanimous and powerful: "Voistinu voskrese!" The Lord is
risen indeed!

That was a bad day for atheistic propaganda in Russia. It was also a bad day
for the religious leaders in Jerusalem, nearly 2,000 years ago, because they
had to bribe the soldiers with much money to get them to tell lies (
<https://link.biblegateway.com/click/23478096.4633/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmlibGVnY
XRld2F5LmNvbS9wYXNzYWdlLz9zZWFyY2g9TWF0dC4yOC4xMi1NYXR0LjI4LjEz/5ef562bd1022
2374f46b6174Cf4100a0d> Matthew 28:12-13). It was also a bad day for the
guards who "became like dead men" (
<https://link.biblegateway.com/click/23478096.4633/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmlibGVnY
XRld2F5LmNvbS9wYXNzYWdlLz9zZWFyY2g9TWF0dC4yOC40/5ef562bd10222374f46b6174Da56
408f5> Matthew 28:4).

But it was a bad day especially for the devil because if he had known this,
he "would not have crucified the Lord of Glory" (
<https://link.biblegateway.com/click/23478096.4633/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmlibGVnY
XRld2F5LmNvbS9wYXNzYWdlLz9zZWFyY2g9MUNvci4yLjg/5ef562bd10222374f46b6174E76b9
f799> 1 Corinthians 2:8).

The one who believes in the Cross and the Resurrection takes the side of
those who are persecuted. Or, to put it another way, whoever identifies with
the persecuted church stands in the power of the Resurrection - a target of
misguided and corrupt people, but nevertheless together with the mighty
Conqueror. The Lamb conquers and we conquer too...in Him. Hallelujah!

RESPONSE: Today I rejoice in the glorious truth of the resurrection of Jesus
Christ our Lord.

PRAYER: Lord, may the persecuted church around the world resound today with
a vocal outburst of assurance that Jesus is alive.

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