After darkness
covered the globe as Jesus died, there came a day. A Sunday of hope. A Sunday
following a dark and sorrowful Friday, a day above all others. The tomb is
empty! He is not there. The first to see the empty tomb were the women, His
followers. They loved Him so.
Mary Magdalene was
the very first person to see Jesus alive!
When
Jesus rose early, on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary
Magdalene, out of whom He had delivered seven demons. She went and told those
who had been with Him and who were mourning and weeping. Mark 16:9-10
Women in the days
of Jesus were looked at as less-than, second-class citizens in every way. Men
were not even allowed to speak with them in public. Jesus, however, looked upon
them with favor. He picks Mary, this woman previously filled with demons, to be
the first witness and missionary after His resurrection. He loves each one of
us equally, each one of us uniquely, each one of us to be used for His
purposes. Go tell. The tomb is empty. He lives!
Jesus,
Thank You for the witnesses who began the testimonies of Your
love. So many witnesses saw You after You rose from the dead. And we see You
today. Give us the wisdom to share the truth with others. You are alive! And we
can live forever, too.
Amen
This weekend, in
addition to the Easter bunny and candy eggs, sit back in wonder and celebrate
the good news of the empty tomb. Jesus offers the greatest gift ever given and
all He asks is that we believe. All other religions take hard work, duty-filled
prayer, endless obligations, finding a place of bliss through our own struggle,
or believing we come back to life again and again before we get it right. I
think it’s an impossible dream to believe we can work our way to God.
God needed to come
to us and He did. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, lived among us, suffered our
sins on a cross, overcame hell and death and rose again. Believe and be saved.
He is risen! He is risen indeed!
He is not here. He has risen just as He said. Come
and see the place where He lay. Matthew 28:6
If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,”
and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
Romans 10:9
Come and see the risen Lord.
Hallelujah! Happy Easter!
Hip replacement today.
Not sure when the blog will return. As soon as Im comfortable sitting at
my PC. In the meantime, I will be
praying for all of you.
