He Is Risen

"He is not here; for He is risen, as He said...." Matthew 28:6

These are the most beautiful words in the universe. Jesus is not in the empty tomb! Mohammad is in his grave. Buddha is in his grave. Confucius is in his grave. Gandhi is in his grave. But Jesus' tomb is empty! Moreover, He told us that He would rise from the grave. Jesus is a Man of His Word. Beloved, we can count on Jesus to be true, and to be truth. That is what His Word is. It is true. And it is truth.

He told us He would rise again. And He has. So can you and I be raised from the death of the life we live. There is pain and suffering in this world that we cannot explain. But we know that we can rise from it, because that is what Jesus did. As believers, we will one day very soon blast off out of this world and into the next in the Rapture, caught up to be with Jesus in the clouds, a "rising from the dead" if you will. But now, during this life, as we face situations and circumstances and difficulties, we can rise from the dead because Jesus rose, and defeated death, hell, sin, and the grave. Satan wants to drag you down to eternal death, and destroy your soul. But we can put our faith and trust in Jesus Christ the Son of God, who defeated the power of death, and likewise defeated the power of the enemy, who is the devil.

Beloved, this day, know that Jesus has risen, just as He said. There are other promises Jesus made too, which we can believe, because He said them. Stand upon His Word, and believe and trust in Him. Shalom.