Sunday

Sunrise…… A stone rolled away

A tomb emptied by the one who said he would

Surprise…..

Shock….

Joy.

He is risen!

The greatest moment in the history of the world lasted three days.  What a moment.  We need to remember that the most important fact about life is that death is not final.  Jesus was able to claim victory over death and we can follow in his footsteps.  What does that mean for us?

Well, in that moment the brokenness in our own lives was paid for.  In a world of intrinsic right and wrong I find it comforting that there is punishment for evil, but it’s also terrifying since we all have fallen short of “good”.  But in Christ we can say confidently that we are forgiven, by Grace (which means its undeserved).  Our goal is simply to go find Jesus, and he’s not hard to find.  See who he was and believe his claims.  For those of us who are still sceptical, consider that when Jesus appeared to his own disciples we are told that some believed and worshiped, and some doubted. (Mt.28:17)  There he was in the flesh, and yet some doubted.  Doubt, and unbelief are rational, and acceptable responses but don’t stop there, keep digging because what you believe about Jesus is the most important thing about you.  So go find Jesus, the real Jesus.

Also in that moment the brokenness in the world was fixed.  Not right away, of course, we are still in the midst of pain, suffering, and all kinds of heartache, but in the resurrection Jesus won, and we can have confidence that in the end evil doesn’t win.  Jesus is stronger and bigger than the problems of this world.  Every one of them!  And because he is, we have someone to turn to who has the power to change things. So easily life can become stormy, and it seems to be completely out of our control, and when we focus on our immediate circumstances we can drown in the day to day.  But when we focus on the one who can actually change things we find comfort and peace, and stability even in the midst of the craziness.  If you are in a place like I’ve just described, please, go find Jesus.  He can change lives, he can bring order out of chaos.  please, just go find Jesus.  He’s not that far off.  We’ve just heard his story, and the best part is…he’s waiting for you.