“For this is the reason the gospel was proclaimed even to the dead…” (1 Peter 4:6) What happened to Jesus between Good Friday and Easter? Although we don’t exactly know, today’s scripture suggests that Jesus was raised from the dead before Easter morning so that He could offer salvation to those who had already died. …
Tag: resurrection
Jesus is Always With You
“Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead.” (Jn. 20:8-9) Although I believe Jesus was raised from the dead, I don’t always live into the implications of what I …
Believe In and Hold Fast to Easter
“But on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body.” (Luke 24:1-3) Where would we be without Easter Day? Without Easter, there wouldn’t be …
Receiving the Grace of Jesus
“Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.” (John 12:3) The Christian life is about giving our time, support, service, and love. Many pieces of scripture encourage us to give. Even though all …
God’s Extravagant Love and Grace
The wine steward said, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now.” (John 2:10) Just as Jesus saved the wedding festivities for that young couple long ago in Cana, so He can do the same in …
Dancing With the Trinity
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit… (Matthew 28:19) The first time I heard someone explain the doctrine of the Trinity, I was utterly baffled. God is One God but three persons, the Father, the Son, and …
We Weep With Jesus but We Can Bring Change
As he came near and saw the city, he wept over it… (Luke 19:41) I didn’t want to write about the 19 children and 2 teachers who had been killed in Uvalde. I didn’t want to write about the grief of those parents because I knew that doing so would plunge me into the depths …
Jesus Comes to Us Now
Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. (John 21:4) Jesus has been raised from the dead. Sometimes He’s with the disciples, sometimes He’s not. Where Jesus goes or when He will return, they don’t know. They couldn’t pin down the comings and goings of …
The Will of God the Father
What do you think? A man had two sons; he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ He answered, ‘I will not, but later he changed his mind and went. The father went to the second and said the same; and he answered, ‘I go, sir’; but he …
A Gift from Jesus
For freedom, Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery. Listen! I, Paul, am telling you that if you let yourselves be circumcised Christ will be of no benefit to you. (Galatians 5:1-2) Christ has set us free from slavery. The specific slavery Paul’s talking …