As a young
boy He sneaked away from his parents to attend to matters of more importance in
church where He debated with elders and left them in awe of His knowledge and
reasoning. As a minister He beat people up for turning a church into a
marketplace. Those capitalists thought it was okay to conduct business anywhere
but Jesus whipped them and overturned their merchandise for turning His
Father's house into a den of thieves.
Much, much
later the Pharasees thought they had finished Jesus off by nailing Him on the
cross but He bounced back with swag when He rose three days later after
singlehandedly rolling away the gigantic stone they had covered the mouth of
His grave with. "Why are you looking for the living among the dead,"
the angel of the Lord rhetorically asked those who were still believing death
had finished Jesus.
For me
that's the most beautiful, the most significant line ever written: why are you
looking for the living among the dead? It's a line that perfectly captures the
resurrection life that ought to be the portion of every person. Life can
sometimes pummel us; we are cast down, our families may abandon us in the hour
of need and our best friends may deny and betray us as Peter and Judas Iscariot
denied and betrayed Jesus. But listen; that's not the end. Being cast down is
not tantamount to being destroyed, it is not being out! Jesus triumphed so that
we could triumph too. As He told His disciples, in this world we shall suffer
many tribulations, but when we hold on to courage; when we don't give up, when
we keep pushing we shall not only overcome but we will as well leave a mark
that will never be wiped away.
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