Victory is...ours?

Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia!
Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia!

Jesus has to be the most unusual victor in history. Easter is His day – the ultimate victory, the conquest of death. And what does He do?

I can tell you what we mortals would do. We’d do a victory dance, fist-pumping and high-fiving. We’d whoop and howl, jumping and spinning. We’d grab the giant check and hoist it over our heads, reveling in our big win.

But Jesus, the biggest champion who ever was or will ever be, had something of a different reaction. He rose, conquering death, and pulled us all up on to the victory podium with him. He turned His own triumph into ours. Jesus saved us all from certain defeat at the devil’s hands and made us winners.

You might be able to imagine that if we’d all been behind Him all the way, cheering Him on and supporting His battle throughout His ministry. We get the idea of a support team – sponsors, booster organizations. When their team or champ wins, everyone’s a winner. But we weren’t there for Jesus. As a matter of fact, some of us spend much of our lives actively working against Jesus. The Lord’s victory is rightfully His alone, not something to be shared with others who turned their back on Him.

But by His grace and mercy, Jesus shares His triumph. With anyone who asks. Anyone. Even those who have played for years for the opponent’s team can share in His victory. They just have to ask. And Jesus reaches down, pulls them up onto the victor’s stand, and holds them close.

So Jesus is risen! And those of us who follow Him, who share in His triumph, will rise again too. Easter is our triumphant holy day, as surely as it is the Lord’s. Alleluia indeed!!!

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