SUNDAY March 31, 2024
Resurrection Morning
But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
Matthew 28:5-6
The day Jesus died on the Cross, His body was bathed, perfumed, wrapped in clean, linen cloths and placed inside a rich man’s tomb––Joseph of Arimathea. A guard was set and the tomb sealed so that the body of Christ could not be stolen away. Yet there is a question people still often ask, “Did Jesus Christ really rise from the dead?”
People try to discredit the Resurrection and give false narratives. Some believe the Resurrection of Christ was fake and that He did not really die. They think Jesus was drugged on the Cross, and later inside the tomb, He woke up, cut himself free, and removed the huge stone from the tomb Himself! Others believe the disciples stole away Jesus’ body. These are mistruths. Jesus did rise from the dead!
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is true! As the day dawned, faithful women disciples were the first to come to Jesus’ tomb. Suddenly, a miracle took place––an earthquake, as an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and rolled back the tomb’s stone. The women were told, “He is risen,” and they were invited to see the place where the Lord lay. They saw for themselves that He was not there! I have been to Israel many times, and with all the other witnesses, I too testify––Jesus is not there!
This Resurrection morning, are you a true seeker of God? If you are not a true seeker, you will pursue your own misguided deceptions. Seek for the peace of God and for His salvation. Seek the One who died on the Cross for the sins of the whole world! Seek the risen Messiah, Jesus Christ. He rose from the dead and has conquered death!
“After death something new begins, over which all powers of the world of death have no more might.”
~Dietrich Bonhoeffer~
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