In America we call April 15th, “Tax Day”. A day people dread, a day people say we will have every year of our adult life. A day of remembering what we have had taken out of our work wages, but today is remembered differently in history.

On this 17th day of Nisan in 33AD, on this day, Jesus Christ was risen from the dead. Two women went to a gravesite only to find an empty tomb. They thought it was a day to mourn, little did they know it would be the first day of a new life.

I do not know what is dying in your life. I do not know what battles you are facing. I do not know what price you have paid, but what I do know is that on God’s calendar, today is resurrection day. Today is the day the stone was rolled away. Today is the day the linen wrappings were folded nicely in the tomb, but there was no body in there. Today is resurrection day.

Today may be a day when the enemy was to scream in your ear, “I am going to finish you.” But the truth is, today was the day he was defeated once and for all. Today, marks the day of dead things coming out of their graves and being fully alive.

Matthew 27 says, “The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many.” Today is a tomb shaking, tomb breaking, tomb opening day.

I know it has been a long three days, I know dreams died, I know hope has waned, I know disappointment fatigue has set in, but friends, today is resurrection day, the day in history when Jesus Christ the savior of the world, rose from the dead and we are alive just as He is alive. Wave good bye to that tomb, everything is coming alive right now, on this resurrection rememberance day. He walked out of the tomb and so can we. Get up, He is calling you, we got things to do. Let’s go!!!!!