God Wasn't Done
Somewhere in time, a little over two thousand years ago, a
group of people were hiding out. They
had spent three years following a man they believed to be the messiah, but the
man was dead now. They were hiding out
in fear the soldiers would be after them next.
Fear they might be the next to be nailed to the cross.
Together in their grief, fear and worry, they waited. They weren’t sure what they were waiting for,
but at the very least for the danger to lift a little. Then they could return
home. Then they could get back to the
lives they had before they started following the teacher.
It had been three days.
Women from their assembly, not as noticeable as the others, crept out
and down to the grave. They planned to
finish preparing the body for its continued burial. When they got there, the stone was rolled
away and the tomb was empty. Confused,
they looked around. Who could have stolen the body?
They ran back to the others and told them the body was
gone. A few ran back. Mystified, the worry intensified. Whoever had
taken the body, what else did they plan to do?
They went back to their safe room and locked the door.
Mary Magdalene stayed at the grave.
A man she thought was the gardener appeared and asked what
she was looking for. She told him she
was looking for a body but He spoke her name – Mary. She knew it was her Lord.
Suddenly jubilant she ran back to tell the others. She must
have lost her mind they thought. They
saw him die, how could he be alive?
They didn’t believe her. Running back to the tomb they found
nothing. How could he be alive?
Two of them decided to leave the area and walk to a small
village. They walked with their head held low, contemplating the events of the
past few days. As they walked a stranger appeared. He walked with them and
talked with them. He told them all
prophesies that Jesus fulfilled. He
started with Moses and kept going until they realized they were walking and
talking with Jesus. As soon as they
realized this, the stranger disappeared.
Back in the locked room, they discussed the risen Lord. They
were sure of it now, but not sure what to do about it. They were afraid to believe what they had
seen and afraid to trust their own heart.
Christ appeared in the room suddenly. The light of God entered the room. The darkness
of worry and concern fled.
Jesus was not dead, He was alive.
The mourning turned to celebration.
John 11:25
King James Version (KJV)
25 Jesus
said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me,
though he were dead, yet shall he live:
A group of people that had previously hid for fear of their lives
went out into the streets to boldly proclaim – the Messiah has come. Jesus is the Messiah and He has risen from the dead.
This Easter, let’s boldly proclaim the risen Lord.
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