The First Easter Morning: He Is Risen!
Dear Lord, Easter morning is the perfect time for those who believe and follow you to say, “He is risen.” And for other believers to respond, “He is risen, indeed.” In Jesus’ name, amen.
John 20:1-10 (ESV) tells us what happened the day Jesus rose from the dead.
“Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, ‘They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.’ So Peter went out with the other disciple, and they were going toward the tomb. Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. And stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, and the face cloth, which had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples went back to their homes.”
Imagine being one of the first to look into the empty tomb. Knowing what you know today, how would you have reacted?
John 3:16 says,
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
Soon after visiting the empty tomb, the disciples and others would realize Jesus is alive! Amen! Believe Jesus is alive and is God’s son. Believe in him as your personal Savior and Lord, and have eternal life.
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