Since my granny passed away in 1998, my mama has always been the one that has been the cook for the big family meals. She cooks at Christmas, she cooks at Thanksgiving, she cooks at Easter.

Everyone comes over to her house and eats, talks, and just hangs out.

It’s a great time, and everyone loves it.

But, there’s a part of my mama, a part of anyone that’s ever hosted something big, that just says, man, I’m glad that’s over!  I’m glad the work, the effort was successful, but I’m just glad that’s over!

Yesterday was Easter. It is THE day for Christians. It’s what it is all about it.  It’s why we worship on Sundays instead of Saturdays.  It is the point of our faith for Christians.

But, now it’s over. And we don’t worry about it again for another year, right?  The baskets are hung, the eggs are put up, and now we are done with Easter.

Easter is over, right?

No. It is not. Easter is not a day. Easter is who we are.  As I talked about yesterday in my sermon at Asbury, we are an Easter people.  We are a people of light and of victory and or Resurrection. Easter changed everything. Sin, death, and the grave no longer hold any power over us.  He is risen, and we rise with Him.

And, when we realize that Easter is not just a one day thing, but a way of life, we see Easter everywhere.

Listen to what Jonah said today in Jonah 2:

I sank beneath the waves, and the waters closed over me. Seaweed wrapped itself around my head. I sank down to the very roots of the mountains. I was imprisoned in the earth, whose gates lock shut forever. But you, O Lord my God, snatched me from the jaws of death!

That’s Easter!

That’s resurrection! That’s life! God is a God that is always bringing forth life. He brought His Son back to life at Easter. He restored Jonah in the passage.  He is breathing new life into broken souls all over the world today.

Easter is not over.

Easter is a way of life.  We are an Easter people.  We live a new life. We will not be defeated by sin, death, and the grave.  He is victorious. And we are alive.

Yesterday was Easter, yes. But it’s not over.  He is alive.  And so are we.