He Is Not Dead

They found the stone rolled away from the tomb; but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were puzzling over this, behold, two men in dazzling garments appeared to them. They were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground. They said to them, "Why do you seek the living one among the dead? - Luke 24:2-5

On Easter Sunday, Mary Magdalene and the other women were expecting a dead body, instead angels greeted them and told them to not look for the living one among the dead. That's right, Jesus is not dead, but alive… and much more alive than you and I.

This is why so many of us struggle in our lives without cause, without hope… because we are treating Jesus as someone who once lived but is now dead. In reality, we are dead if our faith is dead. Without faith nothing matters because all things get left behind… money, looks, popularity, even health and friends. And when we see ourselves without these things, we become depressed, we feel alone although surrounded by many people, we feel insecure, and as if no one cares for us. We lose all hope in life and that's exactly what Jesus gives us - hope of new life, a life in Him. So, pick yourself up because we do have hope in the living one. If you ever feel like your life doesn't matter and you don't matter to anyone, then you need to stop looking for any kind of life among the things that will lead to death. Jesus is alive and wants to give you life.

Today's Prayer:
My Lord, help my faith. Fill my heart and open it to Your love and life in You. I need You to show me how to live and how to love You. In Your Name we pray, amen.


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