The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in John 20:1,
"Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance."
The tomb Mary went to was the tomb Jesus' body was laid in following his crucifixion. We see that when Mary arrived she found the stone had been removed from the entrance to the tomb. She fetched Peter and John and they found the same. They each looked into the tomb and found it empty. Jesus' body was gone. Why had the stone been removed?
We might think because Jesus had been raised from the dead he needed to get out. Maybe the two angels that show up later in the story helped him for the purpose. That explanation quickly falls apart when we read later in this chapter that Jesus showed up in the midst of his disciples who were in a locked room! On two occasions! Jesus apparently had mobility through the impenetrable.
It seems to me the only rational explanation the stone had been moved was to enable the view into it. Jesus wanted Mary as well as Peter and John to look into the tomb so they could see it was empty. He was risen from the dead and he wants all to look into that tomb to see it is empty!
The resurrection of Jesus Christ changes everything! It proves his offering of his body through that crucifixion satisfied his Father's justice for the sins of mankind. Since all sin is now paid for, we can all have a right standing with God (all who embrace him in faith). "He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification." Romans 4:25.
He invites us all to look into the tomb to find it empty! It provides us all we need to know. "But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep." 1 Corinthians 15:20.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance."
The tomb Mary went to was the tomb Jesus' body was laid in following his crucifixion. We see that when Mary arrived she found the stone had been removed from the entrance to the tomb. She fetched Peter and John and they found the same. They each looked into the tomb and found it empty. Jesus' body was gone. Why had the stone been removed?
We might think because Jesus had been raised from the dead he needed to get out. Maybe the two angels that show up later in the story helped him for the purpose. That explanation quickly falls apart when we read later in this chapter that Jesus showed up in the midst of his disciples who were in a locked room! On two occasions! Jesus apparently had mobility through the impenetrable.
It seems to me the only rational explanation the stone had been moved was to enable the view into it. Jesus wanted Mary as well as Peter and John to look into the tomb so they could see it was empty. He was risen from the dead and he wants all to look into that tomb to see it is empty!
The resurrection of Jesus Christ changes everything! It proves his offering of his body through that crucifixion satisfied his Father's justice for the sins of mankind. Since all sin is now paid for, we can all have a right standing with God (all who embrace him in faith). "He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification." Romans 4:25.
He invites us all to look into the tomb to find it empty! It provides us all we need to know. "But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep." 1 Corinthians 15:20.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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