Luke 24:2-6
King James Version (KJV)
2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
Easter is a time where our Hope was restored. Whereas, good Friday was a time when our hope was lost as we watched Jesus take his final breath on the cross, Easter Sunday became for us when the sting of death was forever destroyed through Jesus's resurrection!
Every day people die from sudden, unexpected deaths. Everyday survivors of these loved ones are left to pick up the pieces of what is left of their lives.
On the morning of September 11, 2001 thousands streamed into the World Trade towers not knowing two hijacked planes would prevent them from seeing another day.
The people who boarded the Malaysian airlines flight destined for Beijing,China would never know their flight would never make it to their destination.
My wife and I have neighbors with a very young child hooked up to tubes at Children's Hospital fighting for his life because of pneumonia. They are hoping for a good outcome and knowing about this child we are praying for a good outcome.
The point is life is filled with uncertainties. We simply do not know. But the amazing thing is that God through the life, death on the cross, and the resurrection showed us how much He loves us and wants to have a relationship with us!
Through His son's death on the cross we saw how much we needed him.
Through His resurrection we saw the sting of death wiped away and hope given to each of us!
God left it to us to make the choice to follow him. A choice to decide to invite Jesus Christ into our hearts where He will reign forever and ever. Good Friday is a sad day, but I look toward Easter morning when the stone had been rolled away and our Savior returned to life, appearing to many before being lifted to heaven.
For those of us who have experience the sudden death of a child we can appreciate what God must have experienced when he saw his son being stoned, whipped and pierced on the cross. His son made it possible for our own children to spend eternity in heaven! It wiped away the sting death and permanently gave us the hope we all yearn for.
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