"And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross." Colossians 2:15
That phrase, "triumphing over them" means "a general's triumph who returns victorious". (Matthew Henry's Commentary) Think about that. Christ's death on the cross stripped the enemy of all power and control. No longer are we captive to the struggles and trials of this world. We walk in the same triumphant procession that Christ walked in through his resurrection. On the other side of the cross we stand redeemed and victorious.
There is healing on the other side.
There is redemption on the other side.
There is joy on the the other side.
There is freedom on the other side.
There is laughter on the other side.
There is hope on the other side.
There is forgiveness on the other side.
There is dancing on the other side.
There is remembrance on the other side.
There is fullness on the other side.
There is the promise of more on the other side.
There is blessing on the other side.
On the other side of our brokenness...on the other side of our grief...on the other side of all the letting go and hard goodbyes...
...there is Jesus.
On the other side of the cross we have victory.
On the other side of pain we are triumphant.
On the other side of death there is the resurrection.
Jesus will never leave us nor forsake us.
And he will see us through to the other side.