The Lord is risen indeed!
Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.”
Luke 24:34,36
‘He is risen, said the angel of the Lord, and go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead [Matthew 28:6-7].” And what did the angel of the Lord look like? The angel of the Lord countenance was like lightning and his clothes was white as snow [Matthew 28:3]. Can you imagine Mary Magdalene and the other Mary going to the grave site and finding an angel at the tomb? Shock, fear, and astonishment was the reaction. However, the angel of the Lord spoke to them saying fear not, I know you came to seek Jesus who was crucified. Come and see where He was. He is not here. Go tell the disciples that He is risen said the angel of the Lord. Oh! What joy to have witnessed Christ return to the earth as He came upon them. Those who witnessed the reality of His Resurrection. That he was real with flesh and bones.
Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.”
Luke 24:39
Even after seeing Jesus, they had trouble believing that He was real. So, Jesus asked them if they had anything to eat. They gave him broiled fish and a honeycomb, and He did eat before them [see Luke 24:41-43]. Everything that Jesus said and taught His disciples came true. He was the real thing that He claimed to be. Had He not shown himself alive to assure those who witnessed it with their own eyes, it would have possibly sealed doubt instead of joy within their hearts. God had resurrected His Son to give us life. This is the power of God that we believe in His only Son. Jesus is the first to come back and tell us what we can expect in the other life. And He is still alive today as our high priest making intercession for us. There are skeptics who will always doubt, argue, and criticize what the truth is, but listen to what the Apostle Paul said, “Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us” [Romans 8:34].
Everything was written down as to the truth of the reality of who Jesus is, and yet some still today would refute it as being fake. Today, we have evidence to dated material in archaeological finds that the information in the Bible is so accurate that it has actually assisted archaeologists in their work. If Christ had not risen, then Christianity is just another vain religion. All preaching would be in vain as the Apostle Paul stated.
“And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.”
1 Corinthians 15:14
If our preaching is in vain, then it would have no real value and its effectiveness is lost in human efforts trying to be somebody we are not. Because He is risen, we have atonement that gave us forgiveness of sins, a new life, and a future life. Because He is risen, He is the head of all creation and the head of all principality and power. God put all things under His feet in order that we may have the victory through the cross of Christ against all evil power that would destroy our life. Because He is risen, we have the Holy Spirit as a comforter in our weaknesses to overcome the flesh and the devil. We are never alone in our own trials. Our Lord is interceding for each one of us according to the will of God. The Spirit is working through us to produce the fruits of the Spirit, which is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and temperance, against such there is no law [see Galatians 5:22-23]. We have the Holy Spirit that will help us to become the image of Christ.
The Lord is risen to fulfill what was written in the law of Moses, the prophets, and in the Psalms [see Luke 24:44]. It was Jesus himself who spoke to the disciples, and it was Jesus who opened their understanding of the scriptures. Listen to the words of the risen Lord.
Thus, it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day; and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things.”
Luke 24:46-48
Yes, the Lord is risen. . .and we have the power of His love living within our hearts if we believe in who He is. The son of God who died for us and arose to the glory of the Father God in that we may have communion with a living God. God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself [2 Corinthians 5:19]. God has provided the way through Christ to change man’s heart of stone into a heart of flesh where love is the key to opening the door into the Kingdom of Heaven. Let us understand that we still have a future in Christ even when we see evil in this world. Surrender your life to Him in prayer and ask him to cleanse your heart and give you the fruits of the Spirit. Ask him to open your mind to the understanding of the scriptures. Believe it to be so and it will be done unto you as you believe. Oh! What joy there is in my heart to know that our Lord is risen. Because He is risen, we have the victory to overcome, for greater is He that is in us, then He that is in the world [1 John 4:4]. Do not be deceived, only believe and the battle is won in Jesus’ name. Believe and know within your heart that He is risen. “Because He lives, I can face tomorrow” is in the line of the chorus of a song that Bill and Gloria Gaither wrote, for God had reaffirmed it in their hearts that He was not dead but alive.
God sent His son, they called Him Jesus He came to love, heal, and forgive. He lived and died to buy my pardon, An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives. Because He lives, I can face tomorrow. Because He lives, All fear is gone. Because I know He holds the future, And life is worth the living just because He lives.
Yes, an empty grave was left to prove our Savior lives. May His love and peace be with you always, today, and forevermore.
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