Life and teachings of Jesus
26/07/2020
Day 13 John 20 v 1 - 31
The grave is empty!
Jesus has risen from the dead!
Can you imagine the disappointment at first, when visiting the tomb, and finding it empty? Because some had not yet believed and understood that He would rise from the dead, they were looking for Jesus’ body.
What a wonderful sight it must have been for Mary to see the risen Lord, while in the meantime the disciples were hiding away, afraid of the Jewish people who might come to look for them, thinking they have taken Jesus’ body.
I thank the Lord that we can believe He is the risen Christ, although we should not blame Thomas for not believing, even while He knew the Lord, because we probably would also have doubted this miraculous event.
Jesus is the “first born from the dead” (Col 1 v 18), meaning the first to rise from the dead, according to the prophets as mentioned in Acts 26 v 23, and as the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep (1 Cor 15 v 20), we can rest assured that the events to follow will take place as it is written.
We can truly rejoice, knowing Jesus is alive and through believing in Him, 1) his death as atonement for our sins, “for as in Adam all die” and, 2) the resurrection, “For in Christ all shall be made alive”, He not only promises us eternal life, something to live for in the future, we also receive life in abundance during our short stay here on earth.
Scripture quotations taken from the NASB, Life Application Study Bible, unless stated otherwise. Copyright by “The Lockman Foundation”
