The Empty Tomb Changed Everything

Imagine back some two-thousand-plus years— grief settled over Jesus’ disciples like a damp, heavy fog. The One they followed, the One they called Lord, the One they believed as the source to eternal life, had been crucified and laid in a tomb. For a moment, darkness seemed to have won. But then, the unthinkable happened—Jesus came back to life. The stone rolled away, and the grave was empty. That specific moment in history changed everything. Death had no grip, and hope burst open wide into the world.

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
– John 11:25-26 ESV

Jesus’ resurrection shapes your faith today. If He had remained in the tomb, your faith would be empty. But He lives! Christ’s victory over death means that everything He promised is true. He is the Life. His words hold power because He backed them with His resurrection. The empty tomb is a declaration of triumph. Nothing—no struggle, no sorrow, no sin—is beyond God’s power to redeem.

Easter is your reminder to live in resurrection power. Your past doesn’t define you. Sin doesn’t hold you. Death doesn’t have the final word. You stand on the unshakable truth that Christ is alive, and that changes everything.

Jesus is the resurrection and the life.

The same power that raised Jesus from the dead is working in you. When you face hardships, the empty tomb reminds you that God brings life where there once was death. Brokenness doesn’t have the last word—God does. Even in your weakest moments, He breathes new life into your weary soul.

Let the resurrection become your daily reality. Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life.” That means you don’t have to search for hope anywhere else. The grave couldn’t hold Him, and nothing in this world can take away the hope He gives you.

Today’s One Thing
Declare, “Because Jesus lives, I have victory. The empty tomb changes everything, and I will walk in the power of His resurrection today.”

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