Easter 2022 is behind us.

Did you happen to go down the candy aisle before Easter? Wow, was it full! It turns out that Americans were projected to spend 3 billion dollars on Easter candy this year.

By now the kids’ baskets are empty. The sugar may finally be out of their systems. They will settle back into their daily routines, and life will return to normal.

The truth is, Easter really isn’t about candy.

And certainly there was no returning to “normal” for those who experienced the first Easter.

When Mary and the other women set off for the tomb that Sunday morning they were wracked with grief. There had been no time to prepare Jesus’ body before his burial on Friday. So they were on their way to the grave now to do it. But who would roll away the enormous stone that sealed the tomb?

When they arrived, they found the stone had already been moved. The grave was empty. Joyfully they ran off to tell the disciples the news!

The resurrection was the result of the love and the power of God.

In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul prays that they would know God’s “incomparably great power for us who believe” (1:19).

I pray that you will begin to understand how incredibly great his power is to help those who believe him. It is that same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in heaven, far, far above any other king or ruler or dictator or leader. Yes, his honor is far more glorious than that of anyone else either in this world or in the world to come. And God has put all things under his feet and made him the supreme Head of the Church—which is his body, filled with himself, the Author and Giver of everything everywhere. (Ephesians 1:19-23, The Living Bible)

Praise God that the resurrection power did not get all used up on the first Easter.

It is rich and available to us as we live out our days!

I have a six-year-old great-nephew whose mind often turns to lofty themes. One day, while he was still five, he and his mom had this conversation:

G: What does victory mean?
M: It means you win.
G: No, what does death had no victory mean?
M: It means that death didn’t win.
G: So Jesus victoried Satan?
Mama’s heart responded: Yes, Sweet Boy. Sometimes life is hard. But always remember that Jesus victoried Satan.

God’s power is still at work, “victory-ing” over Satan on our behalf. Doing the impossible. Changing the world.

In his resurrection power,
Ginger