Single Most Significant Event in Human History

We are just days away from celebrating the most significant event in all of human history. Obviously, it is the death & resurrection of Jesus. There is no event that compares to its significance and importance as it relates to the plight of fallen humanity in a fallen world. The significance of the cross of Jesus and his subsequent resurrection cannot be overstated. As I read last week, we cannot overemphasize the gospel or the implications of the gospel as we journey through this world.

In fact, the significance of this historical event prompted the Apostle Paul inspired by the Spirit to write in several places regarding this significance.

1 Corinthians 2:2 – “For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified”

Galatians 6:14 – “But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me and I to the world”

1 Corinthians 15:12-20a – Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead…

With all the traditions that surround this time of year, where will our focus be? On what will we give the attention of our heart? What will be the gaze of our spiritual eyes? Dads, how will we lead our families in celebrating this most holy and sacred event? How will we as parents instruct the next generation with regard to the truth about Easter? What will they remember most—our emphasis on the beauty of the cross and the power of the resurrection or on something less important?

All of these are significant questions for us to contemplate because of the magnitude of the event we are celebrating.

Let us encourage one another in the days ahead to turn our eyes upon Jesus so that the things of this earth will grow strangely dim as we gaze upon the wonderful cross of our Savior and Lord and His glorious resurrection!