The tomb is cold, as it was the day before. It is dank and
dark. It is in fact exactly as it was on Saturday. Except . . . the body is
gone.
Jesus is back! Alive! Resurrected! Powerful! Jesus, not as
before, but having done what no man could do. Jesus had died and received the
punishment for all sin.
His body had lain abandoned and cold in the grave. Then, Jesus
did what had never been done: Jesus returned. Triumphal reentry! Jesus
came back from beyond this life and triumphantly exited His tomb, with the keys
to death and the grave in His nail-pierced hand!
Slowly, the rumors reached the ears of the disciples. First
the women came with the report of the tomb’s having been opened and the message
of the angels. Peter, incredulous, ran to the tomb with John. Both of them saw
it. Could it be? Dare they hope?
Of course they dare hope! Hope is reborn! Hope has come back
from the dead! Death, Satan, sin, evil has been defeated once and for
all! Jesus returns victorious, giving us the victory as well. The New Covenant
has been created! Redemption for all men
has been won! Man is reconciled with his Creator!
This weekend had been the darkest in all of history.
First came Good Friday, with its brokenness. Sorrow pervaded
the entire creation. Hope died.
Then came Holy Saturday, Black Saturday. Hope remained dead,
and perhaps that reality just began to set in. Hope was dead and buried.
On Sunday though, oh on Sunday!!! Nothing could hold Him
back from fulfilling the redemptive plan! He finished the beautiful picture of
Easter Weekend!
The disciples and followers rejoiced! Joy beyond
imagination! Meaning flooded back into their lives! Praise God for hope reborn!
Happy Easter, everyone. God has redeemed us to Himself, and
so we may (and should) be joyful! Rejoice! Jesus is King! He lives! HE
LIVES!
Sunday has come.
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