Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO COMPLAIN!!!'
Well, Easter is over and many, too many people saw it as a 3 or 4 day
holiday, a long weekend. Jesus who? Many either don't know or could
not even care.
Now Jesus has been crucified and buried and Luke 24: 1
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.
Matthew 28:1
After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
Today is the day they went to the tomb, to the empty tomb, and Jesus
had risen. A little history here quickly. Old testament the high priest
would take 2 lamb to be sacrificed, then they would cast lots - one
would be set free and the other sacrificed for the sins of the people.
When Jesus went to the trumped up trial by the high priest and stood
before Pilot, Pilot presented an option to the people.
Now
remember, less than a week before, Christ rode a donkey into Jerusalem
(Palm Sunday) and all the people were hailing Him, cheering on Jesus.
Now, with the help of the Sanhedrin and High Priest, Caiaphas, the
people are ready to punish him, crucify Him. Pilot sees no crime and
wants to get out of this, so, he presents and option, the option to set
someone free. Could it be Jesus or Barabbas?
Now in
Aramaic barabba means"son
of the father," or "son of the master." And, we know that Jesus is THE
son of the father or THE son of THE master. Now, what a comparison
between the two- one with sin (a murderer) and the other sinless. We
have two sons, or 2 lambs if you will, that are being offered up. One to
be set free and one to be offered for the sins of the people. The
people at this time are unaware that Jesus is the true Messiah, the
Shepherd of the flock of Jews. With the rallying of the people by the
high priest and Sanhedrin they call for the release of Barabbas and
crucify Jesus. Wow!
Well, back to the two Mary's, when they reached the tomb what happened?
The stone was rolled back, the tomb was empty, and an angel whose
appearance was like lightening and clothes white as snow sat upon the
stone. Now the tough guys, the guards, were frozen with fear and the
angel spoke to the two women telling them not to be afraid. He gave
them instructions to go and tell the disciples that Jesus would meet
them in Galilee. On their return they met Jesus, who greeted them with a
friendly greeting, kind of like, "hi, what's up" style. Jesus
re-emphasized what the angel said telling them to tell the disciples to
meet him in Galilee. Wow!!!
Today is the day! The first day of the week (some will say Sunday,
some Monday) but we must be remindful of the events that occurred and
why they are important. Jesus is ALIVE! The tomb is empty! Our
saviour LIVES! Jesus is our SHEPHERD! John 10:11-16 JESUS IS OUR SHEPHERD.
Too many thoughts steaming through my mind today, I do hope you
followed the main idea of the text. There was an empty tomb, our
saviour lives, and salvation comes only through Him, Jesus Christ. Love
you all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny
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