“In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, ‘Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!’”
Luke 24:5-6
The grieving women went to Jesus’ tomb on the first day of the week, carrying the spices they had prepared for His body. There they found the boulder rolled away and the tomb empty. While they stood astonished, two men in gleaming robes appeared. Their question about looking for the living among the dead must have added to the confusion. After all, the women had witnessed Jesus dying on the cross. And who were these strange men?
The angelic figures reminded the women that Jesus had said, “The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again” (v. 7). It all began to make sense! They hurried away to tell the disciples and were met, of course, with immediate responses like their own: disbelief mingled with hope.
In the following days, Jesus appeared to them and to many others. The reality of what had taken place became what all of Jesus’ disciples would stake everything on. The resurrection of Jesus Christ changed their lives and would change the world. Has it changed you, too?
The angelic figures reminded the women that Jesus had said, “The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again” (v. 7). It all began to make sense! They hurried away to tell the disciples and were met, of course, with immediate responses like their own: disbelief mingled with hope.
In the following days, Jesus appeared to them and to many others. The reality of what had taken place became what all of Jesus’ disciples would stake everything on. The resurrection of Jesus Christ changed their lives and would change the world. Has it changed you, too?
Scripture Focus
Luke 24:1-12
Insight
He is risen! He is risen, indeed! May we never lose our sense of wonder at the miracle of Jesus’ resurrection.
Bible In A Year
- Judges 3-4
- Psalm 110
- Romans 13-14