On Resurrection Sunday, God’s people gathered together and celebrated the victory of our Lord Jesus Christ over Satan, sin, and the grave! With hopeful hearts, we looked back at Christ’s finished work, but we also looked forward with Resurrection hope to the day we will see the consummation of Christ’s final victory as God’s people dwell with him forevermore.
Such reminders encourage our hearts and strengthen our resolve. Then, Monday hits. Despite our Sunday celebrations, the struggles of this life continue. As if they didn’t get the memo, our problems refuse to disappear. There are still obituaries in Monday’s paper, conflicts among families, and stressful situations at work.
How do we keep such Resurrection hope as we go through life in a sin-cursed world? How do we reconcile what we celebrated on Sunday with what we experienced the following Monday? How can we continually set our “minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth” (Col. 3:2)?
The Victorious Song
The book of Revelation is a constant call for God’s people to endure. Without sugar-coating it, Revelation paints a picture of life in a fallen world while continually reminding God’s people of the certain victory to come as we remain faithful to him. One such victorious picture is found in Revelation 15.
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