RESURRECTION MORNING!
by Pastor Lem Niere
“In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it”
Matthew 28:1, 2
Jesus is alive! His resurrection is not merely a philosophical renaissance of HIs ideas and teachings—He was literally raised from the dead! The power of God exploded inside that tomb, bringing life-giving energy into His dead body, and He arose! So much power was released behind the sealed entrance of His tomb that the earth itself reverberated and shuddered from the explosion. Then an angel rolled the stone from the entrance of the tomb, and Jesus physically walked through the entrance of that tomb alive!
This is no legend or fairy tale. This is the foundation of our faith! After the angels proclaimed the joyful news of Jesus’ resurrection, they instructed the women, “But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him, and he said unto you” (Mark 16:7).
Can you imagine how flustered these women must have been as they tried to tell the disciple what they had seen and heard that morning? Luke 24:11 says, “And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.” The words “idle tales” are from the Greek word leros, which means nonsense, idle talk, babble, or delirium. In other words, the women’s presentation of the Gospel probably wasn’t extremely clear, but it stirred enough interest in Peter and John to make them get up and go find out for themselves about Jesus!
When we have had a supernatural encounter with the Lord, it isn’t always easy to put that experience into words. However, we can’t let that keep us from spreading the good news of wha Jesus Christ as done in our lives. We should never forget that although these women seemed to be speaking nonsense and babble, their words were all that was needed to spark an interest in those men that made them get up and go find out about Jesus themselves.
As you share Jesus Christ with your family and friends, it is your job to “give it your best shot.” Tell the Good news the best way you know how! But don’t overlook the fact that the Holy Spirit is also speaking to their hearts at the same time you are speaking to their ears. The Spirit of God will use you and your witness to stir hunger deep in their hearts. And when they come to Jesus, they won’t remember if you sounded confusing. They will be thankful that you loved them enough to care for their souls!
