"Because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay. You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand." Psalm 16:10-11
Easter is the promise of life. And not just this short life, here on earth. No, God had already given us that gift long before Jesus arrived on the scene. Jesus' death, and resurrection, give us the ultimate gift - eternal life. When you think about it, this gift is so the opposite of what we deserve, eternal death.
The Psalmist knows God's promise: that He will not abandon us, that we will be with Him forever. It's a heart-filling promise to know that no matter what kind of death we may see, we will not stay forever in the grave. We will have life - eternal life! - as soon as this life ends.
Jesus talked so much about life in the book of John. Look at the two following passages from John 3:16-17 and John 10:9-10: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him." And then, "I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."
The promise, the gift, the story of Easter is about this - life! Abundant, eternal, full - life! Life here, and forever! Life complete, and absolute!
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