Easter is more than just an incredibly true story. It still affects us today. An event that happened 2000 years ago still affects us ripples through our every day world. Here are three ways the resurrection of Jesus still impacts us today:

1). The resurrection validates everything that Jesus said. Jesus said some pretty outlandish things about life, about God, about himself, about what was really important. But when Jesus prophesied his own death and resurrection and then pulled it off, it validated everything he ever said, so we have to take his words as gospel truth.

2). The resurrection proves there is life after death. The resurrection proves the existence of eternity. At one time or another we’ve all wondered if this life is really all that there is. Is there life after death? Well, Jesus died and came back to life, proving there is life after death. In fact, even before his death he spoke about eternity and how to get to heaven by trusting in Jesus’ name. And then he proved the reality of eternity by coming back from the dead.

3). The resurrection transforms you from the inside out. The gospel writer Luke didn’t just write the book of Luke, he also wrote the book of Acts, which was part two, the story of what happened to the disciples after the resurrection. And go read it for yourselves, but after the resurrection and the coming of the Holy Spirit, the disciples were never, ever, ever the same.