I praise God for this yet another day of resurrection. The Christian Church celebrates Sunday, as it is the day of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Resurrection is the cause of pride for every Christian. It is the resurrection of the Christ that makes Christians stand apart from and far above other religions of the world. Only if there were no resurrection in Christian faith, only if Christ were not resurrected, Christianity would be an ordinary religion, as good as any other religion. Christ was resurrected - this is an undeniable fact of history.
The resurrection of Christ proves that He is no ordinary Philosopher, Master or Guru. He was not just a founder of another religion. Resurrection proves that Jesus is far above any other person in human race. Resurrection of Christ proves that faith and hope of the Christian are not futile.
A Christian believes that Christ can forgive the sins of those who believe in Him and Christ can give him everlasting life. If Christ Himself would not have conquered death and comeback to life, there is no basis for us to believe that He can give us eternal life. If Christ had remained dead in the grave, it would also prove that He was a sinner and an ordinary son of Adam.
But, Praise the Lord, it was impossible for death to keep Christ in prison. It was not possible for death to hold Him forever (Acts 2:24). The fact that the death could not hold Christ as its prisoner, proves that Christ was the Son of God and not a son of Adam. It also proves that there is no sin in Him. The Bible says that the wages of sin is death. Everyone who is a sinner will have to become a prisoner of death. The resurrection of Christ proves that death had no legitimate claim over Christ, because He was a sinless person. This truth further strengthened our faith, because it is most lawful for the sinless One to forgive the sinners. When we consider and remember the fact that our Lord has proven Himself to be sinless by means of His resurrection, we have all the more boldness to testify that our sins are forgiven by Jesus.
The resurrection actually qualifies Jesus to be the Saviour of this world. Blessed are the people who understand this very important truth. Because the event of resurrection took place on a Sunday morning, Christians have every reason to celebrate Sunday. Sunday is the time for the saints to gather together and fellowship with each other. And Sunday is the time we eat the body of Christ and drink His blood. Sunday is the day when we see Jesus walking in the midst of the congregation. Sunday is the day when the Holy Spirit speaks to the Church of Jesus Christ in a special way. Of course for the Jews Saturday was the day of the Lord, but for us Christians undoubtedly Sunday is the Lord’s Day. Come my dear brothers and sisters, let us celebrate the fact of the resurrection of the Jesus Christ! Hallelujah and Amen.
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Bakht Singh (1903 - 2000)
He is often regarded as one of the most well-known bible teachers and preachers and pioneers of the Indian Church movements. He was India's foremost evangelist, preacher and indigenous church planter who founded churches based on New Testament principles. He began a worldwide indigenous church-planting movement in India that eventually saw more than 10,000 local churches. Norman Grubb missionary statesman, author and teacher: "In all my missionary experience I think these churches on their New Testament foundations are the nearest I have seen to a replica of the early church and a pattern for the birth and growth of the young churches in all the countries which we used to talk about as mission fields."Life of prayer. Brother Bakht Singh was a man of prayer. He spent hours upon his knees in communion with the Lord seeking the Lord's mind regarding His will concerning the work and ministry. Therefore, the Lord also honored him and blessed him beyond any human understanding. This is one of the reasons why the Lord has used him so mightily for the edification of His Body and for the extension of His glorious kingdom both in India and abroad.