Jesus Is Not Dead

Luke 24:12  

"Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulcher; and stooping down,

he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, 

wondering in himself at that which was come to pass."
 

        The all important and challenging question in this story is that of the messengers in the tomb, "Why  seek ye the living among the dead?" (Luke 24:5)  Many of us still look for Jesus among the dead.

        There are those who regard Him as the greatest man and the noblest hero who ever lived, as one who lived the loveliest life ever seen on earth; but who then died. That's just not true!  Jesus is not dead; He is alive. He is not merely a hero of the past; He is a living reality of the present.

        There are those who regard Jesus simply as a man whose life must be studied, His words examined, His teaching analyzed. There is a tendency to think of Christianity and Christ merely in terms of something to be studied. The tendency may be seen in the quite simple fact of the extension of the study group and the extinction of the prayer meeting. Beyond doubt study is necessary but Jesus is not only someone to be studied; He is someone to be met and lived with every day. He is not only a figure in a book, even if that book be the greatest in the world; He is a living presence.  

        Jesus Christ is not only the pattern and the example. He helps us and guides us and strengthens us to follow that pattern and example. He is not simply a model for life; He is a living presence to help us to live. It may well be that our Christianity has lacked an essential something because we too have been looking for Him who is alive among the dead.  "Jesus Is Not Dead," He Is Alive!!  

        Amen!! 

Reading : (Luke 24:1-12)

                  (Matt. 28:1-10)

                  (Mark 16:1-8)

                  (John 20: 1-10)

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry