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“And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: 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? He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.” Luke 24:3-7
Today, I want us to simply take in these phrases.
“He is not here.”
“He is risen.”
“Why seek ye the living among the dead?”
Why is this so important?
What we believe about this moment in history is the very foundation of Christianity.
Jesus wasn’t just a good man. He wasn’t just a teacher. He wasn’t just the descendant of King David.
“The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.”
HE IS ALIVE!
While other religions may have moral or ethical systems, only Christianity has a God who was willing to become human, teach us to live, die for us and then overcome death. All other religious leaders are still in the grave.
But not Jesus.
Just as the angels told the women of that day, I tell you today, “He is not here, He is risen”.
Think on that today and what that means for you.
Think about what kind of God we serve. Think about what that means for death in your life. Think about what that means in how we should live our lives. Think about what Christ did for you.
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