September 30

“He is not here, but He has risen. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee, saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.” Luke 24:6,7.

Two men suddenly stood in front of the women that came to the tomb of Jesus. They were perplexed as they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, and His body was missing. The strangers had to remind them that Jesus had told them of his eventual delivery into the hands of men, the crucifixion, and His rising on the third day.

Why is it so difficult for us to believe? Hopefully most of us believe that the tomb is empty, but do we really believe that Jesus is alive? Many that we encounter in our daily journeys still believe that the body of Jesus was taken away by thieves or by the soldiers.
Certainly His resurrection is central to our faith—His new life is also imparted to us in the form of a new creation. Yes, we have been born again.

The stone was not removed so that Jesus could get out, as some would prefer to explain. We are to know that the stone was rolled away by an act of God so that we could enter and see the empty tomb. We serve a living God.

Thank You, Father, for the miracle of the resurrection of Your Son. Let my life express this truth as I walk with Him each day. In the name of Jesus, Amen.
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