“Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how He told you, while He was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.” – Angel at the tomb (Luke 24:5-7)
“I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” -Jesus in a graveyard (John 11:25, 26)
“Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting? The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!” – Apostle Paul (1 Corinthians 15:55-57)
He has risen! He has risen indeed! Don’t believe it? Roll away the stone! Nope. He is not here. He has things to do. He is the living God and, like all living things, He is up moving about doing the work of His Kingdom. We serve a LIVING Savior!
Many have come and gone that have claimed to be a god or divine. There have been just as many that have given their life for a cause or were martyred on behalf of their followers. We can go to graveyards and tombs around this world and give tribute to their memory. However magnificent and altruistic their words and deeds were…none were able to defeat the final enemy of death.
But…then came Jesus!!!
“He is the image of the invisible God, the first born of all creation. For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities – all things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. And He is the Head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead…” (Colossians 1:15-18)
He came to reveal God to us in the flesh. “If you have seen Me, you have seen the Father” (John 14:9). He then died for us taking away the barrier of sin that separated us from our Holy Creator. Then, to show His authority over death and life, He rose from the dead and is alive today! That’s right, Jesus took death out of the picture. You can try to bury Him in a grave or put Him away in a tomb. You can put a stone over the entrance and seal it up but Jesus will always burst forth! He is the LIVING Savior and cannot be contained!
Friend, do you live in fear of what is to come? Are you looking for a hope that will give meaning to this life and the next? Do you need a Savior that not only is willing to die for you but give you the life you were intended to experience? Well, I have good news…Jesus is ALIVE! He lives so that you can live through Him!