Scripture Reading: Mark 16:1-11
Key Verse: When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away (Mark 16:4).
Meditation: The women looked up — a very symbolic action.They took their eyes off the ground where they thought they had left Jesus in the tomb. They looked up to see the stone had been rolled away, an amazing miracle. The grave clothes were lying as if undisturbed. An angel, God’s supernatural messenger spoke, He is not here; He has risen, See the place where they laid him.
Then, a little later, Jesus Himself appeared to Mary Magdalene. When she went to tell the disciples, they did not believe her. Could this same thing be happening to us? Could Easter be happening all around us, but we miss the message because we have decided to remain on the wrong side of Easter?
An angel was at the tomb of Jesus announcing the Good News that He is alive. An angel is at every dark, hopeless situation of our lives announcing the good news. Christ’s victory covers all of life for us. We face no problem or circumstance that Jesus did not face and in the resurrection. Jesus was set above every name that was named and over every power. He transcends them all. We will not run into a problem greater than the rock that was moved when Jesus transcended death. As Christians we are walking in His resurrection, which means that death has been turned into life forever.
Thought for the Day: To be Easter Christians does not mean our problems will go away suddenly, but it does mean that Jesus always remain, and that His victory is ours, also.
Do our human expectations limit our eye sight? Are we more like Peter, relying on our strength and our own power to make things happen? Peter's experience at the tomb can be found in John 20:1-19 Or are we willing to wait, like Mary to see our "impossible" dreams become a reality.
1-2 When the Sabbath was over, Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they could go and anoint him. And very early in the morning on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb, just as the sun was rising.3 “Who is going to roll the stone back from the doorway of the tomb?” they asked each other.
4-7 And then as they looked closer, they saw that the stone, which was a very large one, had been rolled back. So they went into the tomb and saw a young man in a white robe sitting on the right-hand side, and they were simply astonished. But he said to them, “There is no need to be astonished. He has risen; he is not here. Look, here is the place where they laid him. But now go and tell his disciples, and Peter, that he will be in Galilee before you. You will see him there just as he told you.”
8 And they got out of the tomb and ran away from it. They were trembling with excitement. They did not dare to breathe a word to anyone.
Key Verse: When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away (Mark 16:4).
Meditation: The women looked up — a very symbolic action.They took their eyes off the ground where they thought they had left Jesus in the tomb. They looked up to see the stone had been rolled away, an amazing miracle. The grave clothes were lying as if undisturbed. An angel, God’s supernatural messenger spoke, He is not here; He has risen, See the place where they laid him.
Then, a little later, Jesus Himself appeared to Mary Magdalene. When she went to tell the disciples, they did not believe her. Could this same thing be happening to us? Could Easter be happening all around us, but we miss the message because we have decided to remain on the wrong side of Easter?
An angel was at the tomb of Jesus announcing the Good News that He is alive. An angel is at every dark, hopeless situation of our lives announcing the good news. Christ’s victory covers all of life for us. We face no problem or circumstance that Jesus did not face and in the resurrection. Jesus was set above every name that was named and over every power. He transcends them all. We will not run into a problem greater than the rock that was moved when Jesus transcended death. As Christians we are walking in His resurrection, which means that death has been turned into life forever.
Thought for the Day: To be Easter Christians does not mean our problems will go away suddenly, but it does mean that Jesus always remain, and that His victory is ours, also.
Do our human expectations limit our eye sight? Are we more like Peter, relying on our strength and our own power to make things happen? Peter's experience at the tomb can be found in John 20:1-19 Or are we willing to wait, like Mary to see our "impossible" dreams become a reality.
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