Mourn No More

Almost 2000 years ago this was the exact same thing the disciples of Jesus were doing. The ones who had followed Christ for His years of ministry were saddened that their master was dead. He had been such an encouragement to them, a rock for them, a stronghold and now gone they had to mourn. We see in scripture that some of the disciples were distraught, some in disbelief, some just confused. I think we all would have a very similar reaction to our hero, teacher, father figure, or someone else as instrumental in their lives as Jesus, dying such a brutal death. 

    The difference between the people mourning in 2 Samuel and Jesus’ followers is simple yet eternally profound. Jesus defeated the grave, Our Messiah defeated death, and He is our living Lord! Our Savior rose from the dead! What an amazing ending! The disciples couldn’t believe it. The women were so excited they told everyone.

    One of the things I love to tell people when I get the opportunity to share the gospel is the amazing fact that we get to serve a living God. Not someone who claimed to be a god and died. Or claimed to have supernatural powers and never raised themselves from the dead. We get to serve a God who went (and still goes) to battle for us, while we are still sinners. How encouraging is it that our God thinks about us, listens to us, and is alive to answer us when we ask of Him. 

On this Easter I am very, very thankful to serve a living God! One whom I can count on for anything. One who wants me and loves me for the wretched sinner I am! I don’t have to clean my act up to go to Him. He is always there! My encouragement to you is to share this great news with someone this week! Enjoy the blessings of having a Savior who wants a relationship with you but seek to tell someone else who needs to hear this good news!! 

Cody R

   ’96 / ’08 Jacksonville FL