's tomb found empty
Latest among the followers of Jesus to follow him to the grave, women will be the first to hear and make the finding their own eyes, the good news of His resurrection. If the man Jesus was indeed crucified, after He died and then placed in the tomb is in the Lord that henceforth he will speak to him. Luke, for the first time does here, sending in advance the truth expressed Paul later that it is through the major fact of the resurrection of the identity of Jesus the Son of God is established with power: 1.4 Rom.
Although a surprise to women who, early in the morning, had come to embalm the body of Jesus, everything happens as though he had said and announced. The angels sent by God in the empty tomb to talk to ladies not to say anything other than what Jesus Himself had told them about the route that would be His. The earlier remarks of Jesus, hitherto ignored or misunderstood, flashed then. "Yes! Indeed, Jesus had: He would not remain in the grave. He even said when His resurrection from the dead happen: the third day: Luke 18.32 to 33. Had we understood, or if we had chosen his words, we would not come this morning to embalm the dead, but celebrate the living as the mean angels! "What women do not feel guilty too for not believing. Side of the eleven which, however, walked with him for nearly three years and, for some, had the privilege to see the transfiguration: Luke 9 , 28-36 , disbelief is even stronger. Not only hearing the good news reported to them by women, they do not make the connection with what they heard from the lips of Jesus, but with all the contempt that a man may sometimes have a woman, they do not believe. Their words are just fabrications and nonsense!
He has more yet to God and to want it. Last to follow their Lord, but also last in the order believes that the disciples were for the followers of Jesus, they will be the first to hear, believe and know. The precedence of men over women reminds us that Jesus does not rule. Before God now, only the provisions of heart count. Faith, revelation and love (which to a large extent, also involves humility) now operate in concert. God gives us to remember this!
The incredulity of the disciples also reminds us of the futility of speech heard without faith! It is possible that, like them, we have already heard many times of great truths we be saying. So far, however, they remained a dead letter in our hearts. We have, of course, but we did not understand. The power of spoken words had no effect on us: we are the same after hearing them before. Only a personal encounter with Jesus can change this fact. Alone by His Spirit, has the power to give life to the spoken word. Because it is Himself who tells us, then we know! And when we know, we believe, although, again, we have not seen! God gives us to be in a state of receptivity as He finds us ready for every word that comes from Him!
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