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Here we continue to rejoice over our Great Salvation in JESUS! Today: “He rose again so I might experience eternal life.”
By His power, God raised our Lord from the dead, and He will raise us also. 1 Corinthians 6:14.
On that first Easter Sunday, Resurrection Day, Mary Magdalene was headed toward the the tomb with spices to anoint her Lord. The other women disciples also had risen early and were hurrying in the same direction. No doubt you are familiar with the Resurrection morning accounts. The tomb is empty and Mary runs to tell Peter and John that they have taken the Lord out of the tomb and we don’t know where they’ve put him. John 20:2.
Peter and John run to the tomb to check out what they just heard. They found it just as Mary has said. Peter returns to the city to report his findings, wondering to himself what had happened. Luke 24:12.
But Mary stays behind, weeping. Thinking, “stolen.” The body of her Lord had been stolen. Of all the indignities and injuries heaped on their master, this final desecration seems too hard to bear. But then Mary encounters the angels. And after that there is Jesus Himself, who Mary mistook for the gardener. Then Jesus speaks her name, “Mary.” At the sound of her name, spoken by Jesus, Mary’s own resurrection story began. Jesus was NOT stolen. HE HAS RISEN! And He has risen for her. And of course He has risen for us as well!
The resurrection morning stories speak of hope, of new beginnings, of victory over tears and disappointment. The eventual triumph over death and the grave. These accounts remind us that we belong to Him and He belongs to us. We are the people of Resurrection Morning. It’s when new life in Christ prevailed over this violent and murderous God denying age and world system — and ushered in the age of Amazing Grace.
Unlike Jesus’ birth, Resurrection day began very quietly. No angelic choirs. No foreign dignitaries. No thunderous voice from heaven. Easter morning begin with peace and quiet. Resurrection Day accounts are a series of intimate conversations between Jesus and His followers. It’s family business.
The promise is for everyone, but the resurrection experience is only for those who believe. 2 Timothy 1:9–10 declares “Grace… has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.”
Listen — can you hear Him calling your name? Can you hear Him calling, “It’s time to — COME ALIVE!
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