I WILL BE BACK!

[4-minute read]

TO MOST OF US, IT WAS NOT LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT. None was looking for Jesus, though we needed Him, and some had not even heard of Him. While still uninitiated, our salvation was the best thing that happened to each of us.

I thought I was doing well religiously and was quite annoyed with the campus students who  approached to share the four spiritual laws with me. I thought they should speak to someone else.

As a 12-year-old, I was open to any conversation about Christianity but felt trapped in a one-sided conversation with someone keen to go through a Christian tract with me. I said the sinner’s prayer just to end our time together.

Every Sunday, my sister and her family would go to a Methodist church and for two years, although living with them at that time, I never joined them.

As a child in the 80s, the first time I heard of the name Jesus, I didn’t know what it was and asked myself if I needed it.

I was caught up in a party lifestyle and loved alcohol until after a divorce when at 31, I told Jesus, “If You are real, save me.”

The above statements describe some of our first impressions of Jesus. But they were only the early part of our experience. Since then, all of us have met Jesus in more powerful and personal ways as our Lord and Saviour - many times over and still do. And our relationship with God has also impacted every single aspect of our lives, including the people in our communities.

When you are saved, you are not safe from troubles but safe to go into uncomfortable situations for necessary conversations with others. Here is what Resurrection Weekend means to some of us.

[Erika] Resurrection weekend reminds me of the One who was willing to die for me. It compels me to put to death anything that stands in the way of my obedience to God and I need this resurrection power to submit everything He wants me to surrender. 

[Jurek] I think of it as an intentional investment. “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” (1 John 3:16 and John 15:13). So we would take the initiative to intentionally invest our lives in uplifting our friends. Jesus invited His friends over to His place to share His life. He visited His friends to spend time with them. He cooked breakfast at the beach for His friends who had pulled an all-nighter. As Jesus’ disciples, we benefit from His sacrifice but we also sacrifice ourselves for our friends and family.

[Eve] Good Friday and Jesus’ resurrection are not events, they are realities that permanently and irreversibly changed humanity. The unfolding of realities from Good Friday to Resurrection Sunday signals God's power to prevail in spite of strong headwinds. It signals that things have to change and fit God’s plans in the lives of those who believe in Him.

[David] I see it as a weekend of why and how I came back to God. Jesus Himself brought me back. He continued to love me even when I lost the will to live.

[Anna] Therefore, to me, every weekend is a Resurrection Weekend!

Clearly, Christ’s resurrection is not about a religious tradition. It gives us access to His resurrection power that brings spiritual transformation in us. And spiritual transformation shapes our character, our thinking, and the choices that we make. 

However, resurrection power must bear resurrection fruit evident in our lives. 

Acts 16:16-34 describes what the resurrection power did for Paul and Silas. It gave them the ability to:

…endure the pain and humiliation of a mob attack after setting a slave girl free from demonic possession. They were “stripped and beaten with rods, …severely flogged …and thrown into prison”. 

…continue to pray and sing hymns of praise to God that brought comfort to other prisoners who were left to perish in prison.

…extend forgiveness to the jailer.

…lead the jailer and his entire household to salvation. They were baptized within the hour.

…witness the jailer being overjoyed and even held a celebratory meal with Paul and Silas in his home the same night. 

Which leads us to this question for you: what does Christ’s Resurrection mean to you personally and where is the fruit of the resurrection power in your life?

Before His resurrection, Jesus had repeatedly told His disciples that He would be raised back to life. We all know that He will be back again. How are you preparing for His return?

This is a summary and reflection based on a virtual BIR Session held on 4 April 2026.