Jesus, the Risen Savior

Jesus provided far more God-revealing signs than are written down in this book. These are written down so you will believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and in the act of believing, have real and eternal life in the way he personally revealed it. John 20:30-31, The Message

There are so many other things Jesus did. If they were all written down, each of them, one by one, I can't imagine a world big enough to hold such a library of books. John 21:25

After writing for 25 days on the different people who were part of the Easter story, it almost seems anticlimactic to find the right words that can fully describe the end.

Nothing can really be written that hasn't been written already.

I love what John says. He wrote all these things so that we might believe that Christ is the risen Son of God. But there is so much more!

Wouldn't you love to know the other things Jesus said and did? I suppose someday we will know. We will get to talk to John and the other disciples, and hear every story. We will get to talk to Jesus himself!

So how to conclude these Easter reflections? If you don't mind, I'd like to quote . . . myself! When I did the characters of Christmas, I wrote the following about Jesus. And I think it sums it up pretty well:

There are many names for Jesus in the bible. He is the only begotten son of God. He is the Alpha and Omega. He is Emmanuel, God with us. He is Christ. He is Lord, Rabbi, Teacher. He is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.

He is all those things and more. He is King of Kings, Lord of Lords. He is the Lion of Judah. He is Faithful and True. He is our Salvation.

He is all those things and more. He is Worthy. He is the Word of Life, He is the Bread of Life, He is the Light. He is the King of the Jews and the King of the Ages.

He is all those things and more. He is the Way. The Truth. The Life. He is the Savior of the World. He is the Same Yesterday, Today, and Forever.

He is all those things and more. He is the Messiah. He is my Messiah.

Jesus left of the splendor of heaven, to be born in a dirty stable. He left His Father, to be born to human, sinful parents. He left His kingdom, to be spat upon, beaten, and killed. Then He left us here to go to heaven, to prepare it for us, to await our time together.

He is risen! Hallelujah!