HE IS RISEN! // Easter 2024
Luke 21:1-8 (NIV) | 1On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 7‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.” 8Then they remembered his words.
- We all face a sunrise that illuminates our doubt, grief, and uncertainty.
- We all have fears that our needs won’t be available.
- We all can find Jesus at the intersection of our expectations and God’s presence.
- Jesus’ Resurrection power is available to you today!
- “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” ~ CS Lewis
Reflection Questions
- What do you think the women thought when they heard the question, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?” How would that have struck you in that moment?
- What fears can hold you back from authentically turning to God? Is this a fear of something in your past? Present? Future? What should you do with them?
- The women who went to Jesus’ tomb brought more than just the spices for preparing Jesus’ body? How could their burdens give you some hope and insight while going to God?
- In which intersections of tragedy and triumph have you experienced the hope of faith? How does this help you think about approaching God this Easter?
- How does it strike you that the same power that resurrected Jesus is available to you today? How can that intersect your reality today and propel you into eternity?
