Resurrection Hope: Finding Victory in Life’s Hardest Moments With Aaron WilliamsÀpẹrẹ

The Death of Death

Song & Lyric:
Resurrection Hope [Bridge]
"Oh, Christ the victory
Death, where, where is your sting?
All hail the Risen King
Oh death, where, where is your sting?
Oh, Christ the victory
Death, where, where is your sting?
All hail the Risen King
Death, where, where is your sting?
Oh death, where, where is your sting?
It's swallowed up in victory."

Devotional:

On Good Friday, it seemed like death had won. Jesus, the promised Messiah, hung lifeless on a cross, His followers in despair. But what looked like defeat was actually the ultimate victory—because it was necessary for Christ to die in order to destroy death itself.

Sin demanded a price, and Jesus—the innocent—took the place of the guilty. His death was the only way to break the curse of sin, but it didn’t end there. The grave could not hold Him, and in rising from the dead, He made a way for us to experience that same resurrection life. The power of death was undone, and now, because He lives, death no longer has the final word over us.

But the victory of the cross doesn’t just apply to eternity—it speaks to our present pain. Every sorrow, loss, and broken dream will one day be restored in full. There is a quote that captures this truth: “There is no suffering in this world that a good resurrection won’t heal. The death of death means that every injustice, every grief, and every wound will one day be wiped away."

What in your life feels dead? Is there a loss that still weighs heavy? A dream that seems buried? A place where you’ve lost hope? The promise of resurrection reminds us that death is not the end of the story. Christ’s victory means that new life is always possible.

Application:

Take a moment to reflect on something in your life that feels dead, in need of resurrection, or hopeless. Bring it to God in prayer today. Ask Him to remind you that He is the God of resurrection, and trust that even in the waiting, He is working to bring new life.

Prayer:

Lord, I praise you today because You defeated death. I remember that it cost you your life. I ask that you help me remember that every death in my life will always result in a new birth, because of my faith in You. Let my whole life honor you, the One who conquered death. Amen.