Recovered In Christ

The Grave is empty! After Jesus was crucified and before his followers saw Him resurrected they were in despair – having not truly understood his words when He was alive that this would happen! They thought that maybe someone had stolen His body – who knows what they were thinking after going through the horrible experience of knowing that their teacher had died a brutal and vicious death on the cross!!

The Grave is empty! Not only had Jesus come back to life – He Defeated Death! He overcame it! And kicked the Devil’s ass! He destroyed his claim on humanity. Jesus was more than another Lazarus – He wasn’t just brought back to life, He is LIFE, He was completely transfigured, He will never die again! …and His sad disciples had no idea – not yet! I wonder what they felt like looking into that empty grave? When I think about the empty grave in my life – I can’t stop crying at how much I love you God! I should be dead in the ground but I’m not. I should be in prison, but I’m not. I should be depressed and anxious and full of shame, but I’m not. I should be overwhelmed and discouraged, but I’m not. I should be intimidated to be quieter and more subtle about who you are Jesus – but I’m not. I should be lost to hell, but I’m not.

Why? Because The Grave is empty! It took Mary Magdalen a few minutes to realize why the tomb was empty, it took some of Jesus’ other followers a few hours. It took me years. Years to realize who you really are Jesus. To realize why it is that the grave in my life is empty, and that it is ONLY possible because you walked out of yours over 2000 years ago!

Amen!