Coming back from the dead makes for a compelling story. Recent bestsellers provide riveting reports of people who were clinically dead but saw Jesus – or heaven or something like it – and then were brought back to life under unusual or miraculous circumstances. Many believe in these accounts wholeheartedly. Others are skeptical. And some think they are complete nonsense.

Born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. I Peter 1:3

Whatever your view on these stories, no account can compare to the resurrection of Christ. Not only was Jesus dead in His tomb for three days, Scripture also tells you He also carried with Him into death the sin of all mankind. Christ was crushed by the weight of every evil deed, from the littlest white lie to the greatest mass murder – committed throughout history. And yet the Spirit of God reached into the tomb and brought Him back from the dead. Think of the kind of supernatural power it would take to do that…and then think about the marvelous fact that you received that same power when you were born again.

Today, pray for America’s leaders to know the power of His resurrection, and ask God to make you a worthy illustration to others of His living hope through your own life.

Recommended Reading: Colossians 1:21-29