“Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!”
Luke 24:5b-6a
“Why do you look for the living among the dead?” The women had come to Jesus’ tomb to anoint his body for the burial when they encountered a pair of angels asking this question. Followed up by the good news, “He is not here; he has risen!” Such wonderful good news. Jesus is alive! Death is defeated!
The gospel of Luke opens with angels delivering messages to Zacharias, Mary, some shepherds. And to the shepherds, it was a message of great joy for all people. The message delivered here was also a message of great joy to all people. Death had been conquered. Jesus had defeated the power of death. No longer do we have to fear death. “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” (1 Cor. 15:55).
Thank you Lord that, in you, I no longer need to fear death and its great unknown. Instead, I can face it with confidence, knowing that you have defeated it. And, that on the other side of death, I will be with you forever.
Amen! Many Christians are still searching for life among dead by still depending on the world, who has nothing but death to offer, to resurrect them. Many of God’s children are suffering from addictions and various kinds of wounds forgetting that Christ already died so that every wound can be healed and every addiction conquered. We need to take full advantage of the blood of Christ. He died for us after all.
Amen! Many Christians do not understand the great significance of the death and resurrection of Christ and many times we search for life among the dead. We run to this world that has nothing but death to offer instead of taking full advantage of the blood of Christ. Many Christians are suffering from all kinds of addictions and overall just dealing with various wounds because for whatever reason we forgot that Christ already died so that every kind of wound imaginable, every kind of addiction can be healed and conquered. When we begin to depend on the blood of Christ we’ll feel a heavy load come off our shoulders.