Out Of The Grave

Romans 6:3-8 (NIV)
³ Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
⁴ We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
⁵ If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection.
⁶ For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin--
⁷ because anyone who has died has been freed from sin.
⁸ Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.

When the stone was rolled away and Jesus came out of the tomb, it was a glorious day.  Death was overcome.  But when we consider that the stone was rolled away for us, for you and me, doesn’t it become all the more glorious?  

Here Paul says in our baptism we died and were raised from the dead in Christ.  That means when Jesus came out of the tomb we were able to come out with Him.  The rolling away of the stone enabled us to leave the darkness and enter into the light of a new day, of new life. 

There are many who choose to remain in the darkness.  Some like it even relish it.  Some make fun of any talk of a world of light and freedom, of anything that runs counter to the comfort of their tomb, to what they think they know. Words of freedom, light, and spirit are incomprehensible to those who exist behind a stone that has not been rolled back. 

The resurrection did take place.  The way to life has been opened for all who would receive the wonderful gift of grace.  He invites us to step out into the light with Him.