Luke 24:1-12
HE IS RISEN!........... HE
IS RISEN!............ HE IS RISEN! Did
you yell back He is risen indeed? Oh
what joy there is in Easter. It’s my
favorite holiday for a lot of reasons. I
love the timing of Easter in early spring with new life springing up all over
the place and the obvious analogy to Christ’s resurrection and our new life in
Him. I love that we have been hosting
Easter in our home for many years now.
We always do our best to invite lots of family and friends. Our guest list often ends up being in the
twenties. This day is always full of lots
of laughs and lots of food; two of my favorite things.
In Luke’s resurrection
account such a celebration isn’t quite so immediate. At first they don’t believe it, and even
after Peter runs to the tomb he comes away perplexed. Christ’s resurrection was taking a little
while to sink in. But the good news is
it did sink in; for all of His disciples.
For Peter, later in John 21 we get this beautiful post resurrection
account of Jesus asking three different times if Peter loves Him. Of course Jesus knows Peter loves Him but
it’s like He’s giving him the chance to profess his love 3 times to help make
up for his 3 earlier denials. And Peter
sort of gets frustrated with Jesus and says “you know that I love you Lord.”
And then Jesus says “then feed my sheep.”
Peter as we know was a disciple of Jesus, but in this call to feed His
sheep Peter takes his discipleship to a whole new level. Peter is a changed man because of the
resurrection. The Holy Spirit comes and
anoints Peter’s ministry as he tells anyone and everyone about his risen Lord
and Savior. On the day of Pentecost he
preaches and 3000 people become Disciples of Christ. He heals lame beggars and he boldly calls out
the Sanhedrin. He’s on fire for the Lord
and he’s hotter than Florida Gulf Coast University. Like Peter, Christ’s resurrection changes us
forever as well. He is risen! Now go live your life like you believe
it. Happy Easter!
Prayer
Dear Lord Jesus I thank
you for this day. Not just because spring
is in the air, and not just because I will enjoy time with family and friends,
but because I have the privilege of loving and serving you, my risen Lord and
Savior. Amen.
Personal Note
Well this has been quite a
fun and time consuming exercise. I’m so
thankful I did it. It’s my hope and
prayer that God has spoken to you through His Word and through my response to
it in this blog. Needless to say, going
forward I won’t be writing an entry most every day. That was just an exercise for Lent. I think once a week sounds about right. Thanks for reading though. I’ve never thought of myself as a very
proficient or eloquent writer, but I know what goes in this blog comes from the
heart of a man who loves God and loves others, and I hope that will shine
through should you continue to read it.
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