Now What?

That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. John 19:20

Millions of people went to church on Easter Sunday.

Now what?

Choirs sang beautiful cantatas, and thrilled church goers.

Now what?

Pastors gave impassioned messages aimed at bringing the lost to Jesus.

Now what?

On Good Friday the disciples watched as their rabbi, their friend, their Savior was crucified.

Now what?

If you’re the disciples, you go hide in a room and lock the doors, afraid for your lives. Seeing your leader get crucified will do that to you.

Now what?

Then Mary came running into the room with the news that Jesus had broken the chains of death and was alive!

Now what?

In John 20:21 Jesus told the disciples exactly what was next: get to work! “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.”

The Easter story is not only told in church once a year, it is lived by us daily, in everything we do. The story of Jesus and his resurrection that brings us healing, peace, and eternal life must ooze out of every pore of our body! It must inhabit our lives, our conversations, and the things we do.

So Easter isn’t over, it’s just beginning in our hearts.

So I ask you: now what?

What will you do in your life to echo the story of Jesus? What will you do to show those around you that not only does God love them, but you do as well?

You’ve been given a calling.

Now what?