1 Peter 3:18-20a
(Use the link below to
read the verses.)
The
Columbus Blue Jackets amazingly swept the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0, in the
opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It was the first Stanley Cup series
win for the Blue Jackets. But what was most amazing is that Tampa Bay was the
best team in the NHL during the regular season, and the Blue Jackets were the
last team to qualify for the playoffs.
Throughout
the game, the crowd had been chanting “CBJ! CBJ! CBJ!” Even on the TV, you
could tell the noise was deafening. It was an amazing game to watch. And when
it over, the crowd stayed. They didn’t leave the arena. They just kept chanting
“CBJ!” until a few of the players came out to speak over the PA system.
Pronouncing
the victory, one of the players said, “This was a great victory, but we’re not
done. Keep being loud and we’ll keep playing with desperation to win it all!”
The fans went wild! “CBJ! CBJ! CBJ!”
19 After being made alive, he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned
spirits … NIV
Like
the Blue Jackets, Jesus proclaimed his victory too. Not to a packed arena with
crazed fans, but to the waiting world. He was announcing salvation to those who
would listen and believe; to you and to me. So how should we respond?
31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God
is for us, who can be against us? Romans
8 NIV
He
is risen.
He is risen indeed.
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