John 20:15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
Jesus asks Mary two questions to expose her to the truth.
1. “Why weepest thou?” Why do you weep when you could be rejoicing?
2. “Who are you seeking among the dead?” Why do you look for He that is alive among those who are dead?
These questions were designed to remind Mary that Jesus is:
• The Resurrection and the Life - John 11:25
• The Prince of Life - Acts 3:15
• The One who would lay down His life and take it again - John 10:18
• The Way, the Truth and the Life - John 14:6
Jesus is the risen Savior and He’s always involved in lives of believers. If you will look, you will find Him during your time of need.
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Eternal Life In Jesus
Because Jesus conquered death, whoever receives Him as their personal Savior becomes partakers of that same resurrection power.
It’s the very moment of salvation that His resurrection is imputed to us, and we become alive in Him.
With salvation comes the desire to die to sin and self by the help of God (Col. 3:1-17).
Romans 6:8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
When a person believes in Jesus, they die to the old life of sin, and are raised up to live a new life in Jesus.
They are given His life (1 John 5:12). They are given abundant life (John 10:10). They are given everlasting life (John 3:16).
It’s the very moment of salvation that His resurrection is imputed to us, and we become alive in Him.
With salvation comes the desire to die to sin and self by the help of God (Col. 3:1-17).
Romans 6:8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
When a person believes in Jesus, they die to the old life of sin, and are raised up to live a new life in Jesus.
They are given His life (1 John 5:12). They are given abundant life (John 10:10). They are given everlasting life (John 3:16).
Monday, April 10, 2017
The Sacrificial Lamb
The very morning of His death Jesus told Pontius Pilate that Calvary was the place He was going. “To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world…,” John 18:37.
Arrested and tried with false witnesses against him, a mock trial convicted Jesus to His death as Temple guards abused Him (Mark 14:65).
Luke 23:33 And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
Seven inch long nails kept Jesus on the cross, causing massive spasms in the median nerve to wreck His body.
The phrase “they crucified Him” condenses over eighteen hours of suffering into four words. The prophet Isaiah tells us that following the torture, he was hardly recognized.
Jesus suffered this torture as a Sacrificial Lamb for your sins and mine so that all who believe on Him will receive salvation and eternal life. What love for lost sinners.
Arrested and tried with false witnesses against him, a mock trial convicted Jesus to His death as Temple guards abused Him (Mark 14:65).
Luke 23:33 And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
Seven inch long nails kept Jesus on the cross, causing massive spasms in the median nerve to wreck His body.
The phrase “they crucified Him” condenses over eighteen hours of suffering into four words. The prophet Isaiah tells us that following the torture, he was hardly recognized.
Jesus suffered this torture as a Sacrificial Lamb for your sins and mine so that all who believe on Him will receive salvation and eternal life. What love for lost sinners.
Sunday, April 9, 2017
The Workmanship Of God
Napoleon, the French military genius, was aboard ship in the Mediterranean one clear, starry night. While walking on deck he passed a small group of officers who were mocking the idea of a Supreme Being. “God of creation: what a joke.”
He stopped, stared at them, then, sweeping his hands towards the stars in the sky, he said, “Gentlemen, you must get rid of those first.”
To discredit the God of creation you discredit the God of salvation and His power to change lives, then you must rid the world of those He has changed.
You must silence every testimony of grace -- every shout from a redeemed child of God.
Ephesians 2:8-10 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
With loving care and infinite skill, the Lord shapes believers by His grace and writes His love in our lives. We are His workmanship.
He stopped, stared at them, then, sweeping his hands towards the stars in the sky, he said, “Gentlemen, you must get rid of those first.”
To discredit the God of creation you discredit the God of salvation and His power to change lives, then you must rid the world of those He has changed.
You must silence every testimony of grace -- every shout from a redeemed child of God.
Ephesians 2:8-10 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
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