Scripture: Luke 24:1-12
Jesus Has Risen
24 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5 In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 7 ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ ” 8 Then they remembered his words.
9 When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. 11 But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. 12 Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened. (NIV)
Observation:
“Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ ” 8 Then they remembered his words.” (Luke 24:5b-8). Jesus had predicted his death and resurrection on numerous occasions, but they did not comprehend until it actually happened and then they remembered.
Application:
The words of Jesus were true then, and they are true today We can rely on what Jesus told His disciples as Gospel truth. Why, then, do we persist in following the same old ways? Through Jesus' death and resurrection, we have been granted new life in Him. Let us, therefore, embrace our new lives live as our renewed selves, and bring Glory to God.
Prayer:
Dear Lord, we often find ourselves entangled in the ways of sin and death. Yet You have come to grant us a new life—one that is abundant and fulfilling. Guide us to fully embrace the grace You have bestowed upon us, and help us to remember Your teachings given to Your disciples during Your time on Earth. Through the presence of Your Holy Spirit, enable us to lead renewed lives in Your grace, all for Your Glory. Amen.