Suppose you are alone in your house with your preschool children, and an intruder enters. If you doubt your power over the intruder, your house becomes a place of terror. But if you have undisputed control, you don't (fear) someone coming into your house.

The universe is God's house, and an Intruder has entered and is even now desecrating the house. Many times when we see him walking around, we are on the brink of terror. We need not fear, however, since he and our Father met head-on in combat in the tomb, and God emerged the undisputed Victor! We are safe from the Intruder. This is the message of Easter: the most fearsome enemies we can face have been overpowered by the One who loves us.