AN
EMPTY TOMB
As christians, we are called Easter
people. Easter is a Christian church
festival that celebrates the return of Jesus Christ to life following His
death. (Merriam
Dictionary). This day commemorates the resurrection of Christ
from death, with the proof that the tomb where He lay was empty! What does an empty tomb mean? Based on the
scriptures it tells us:
1.
Don’t Be Afraid. Human as we are, we fear a lot of things that
surround us. Some of it we are able to
overcome, some of it we dread.
a.
Health – as we grow older or as we lack rest
from our daily activities, we face problems in our health. This fears some of us, as it may cause us
expenses, broken relations or even death.
b.
Wounded soul – as individuals, we are prone
to sins. We sometimes fail to reconnect
to God and thus cause us wander away from the comforting hand of God.
c.
Emptiness – when we have nothing, maybe
money, time, relationship, successes, we may feel we have no value at all in
life.
d.
Life’s situation – where we are, and who
we’re with is a situation in life we are afraid of. We may want to escape from reality, because
we feel burdened and we cannot deal with it.
2.
Believe He is Not Here – Like Jesus, who
was ressurrected from the grave, God will be able to let us out of the tomb of
hopelessness, self-centerdness, sinfulness, sickness and our worries. Believe
that Jesus did not remain in the tomb so what besets us will not be here.
3.
Go and Tell – Jesus Christ’s resurrection
reminds us to share His goodness, His power and victory over death to
others! (with points from
HEC’s minister’s sermon – Pastor Nimrod Morales)
In life, we may feel
empty, that is, having nothing or the feeling of no value to others or we feel
we are valued for just a simple reason and we are buried with problems in life’s
situation that we are in. Just remember, an empty tomb is Jesus’
triumph over all trials, just so with Christ we will be resuurected from the
tomb of problems in life. Believe and
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