Luke 24:1-6a Now upon the first day of the week, very
early in the morning, they came unto the sepulcher, bringing the spices which
they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found the stone rolled away from the
sepulcher. And they entered in, and
found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two
men stood by them in shining garments:
And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they
said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen:
He is not here, He is RISEN!
Praise the Lord for this sacrifice that was made for you and for
me. I look around at my children and how
much I love them. I would not want to
sacrifice one of them for the life of anyone else Or even for the lives of
many. I love them too much. So much.
But God did that very thing for us.
For you and for me.
Every year around this time I go thru a study with my
children. So they understand from the beginning
what this day so many celebrate is all about.
The significance of it all from beginning to end and to show who Jesus truly
was.
Very briefly this is what we talk about:
That how in the beginning, God wanted us to be here in a
perfect world to commune with Him. Of
our own free will. When Adam and Eve sinned
how they then knew and had the knowledge that they were naked. They saw sin and felt lust and had the
knowledge of good and evil. They saw
their nakedness and because of their sin the first sacrifice happened. God put Adam and Eve on the earth with the
job of tending the garden of Eden and caring for the animals. Adam named them all. And how do you think Adam and Eve felt as God
brought to them animal skins, from one of their animals, to cover their nakedness
for the sin that they did. They saw the
skins and knew the animal they named and had died so their nakedness might be
covered. And I know the bible doesn’t state
what animal skins God brought to them.
But I bet it was a lamb. They must
have been so sorry that their friend, whatever animal it was, died to cover
their sin their nakedness.
So the time of sacrifices began. To cover sins. But with a promise that someday a Messiah
would come to redeem us all for all time.
To not just cover sins but take away the sins of the world. His sacrifice would remove sin as far as the
east is from the west, as if our sins had never occurred. It would free us from sin and death! That His sacrifice would let us be reunited with
God forever back to the way it was supposed to be before sin entered the
world. Oh, how people looked forward to
the Messiah coming.
As time went on God gave people laws and rules as to how the
sacrifices were to take place and when to occur.
When the children of Israel were in bondage in Egypt, Pharaoh
would not let them leave. God sent
plague upon plague to show His might but he hardened Pharaohs’ heart. Then the last plague that was to come was to
be death of the first born of man and beast throughout the whole land. He gave the Israelites strict instructions,
to kill a perfect young lamb, and to put the blood on the door posts and not to
leave the house. As the death angel
went over the whole land it passed over the homes with the blood of the lamb on
the door post. And the children of
Israel were released from bondage that day and set free. Pharaoh let them go.
Jesus was more than a man.
He was the son of God. He was the
one time sacrifice. The Messiah. The Passover lamb. The Lamb
of God which took away the sins of the world.
He was born of a virgin thru a miraculous conception. Lived a perfect sinless life. Amazed the priests in the temple when he was
12 with his knowledge and understanding of the scriptures. Jesus was questioned by the scribes and Pharisees
over and over in Jesus ministry that was three years from start to finish. Just as the lamb for Passover must be
examined for three days to make sure it is perfect before sacrificing it. The Levite priest led the Passover lamb into
the city. Just as Jesus cousin, John the Baptist, of the lineage of the Levites,
came first announcing Christ’s coming. Prepare ye the way and make your paths
straight for him!
Then Jesus triumphal entry! That many celebrate on Palm
Sunday. Jesus was examined by Pilate and
Pilate said, I find no fault in him. The
innocent Passover lamb has to be examined and declared that they find no fault in
them.
We could go on and on showing that Jesus was the son of God
that took away the sins of the world. He
was innocent of any wrong doing and was mocked, beat, stood at the whipping
post, crucified and hung on that cross.
He could have walked away at any
moment from it all. But had you and me on His mind. He did it for us.
He died for us. Was buried. And is alive and risen. All for us.
That when the death angel comes it will see His shed blood
on us. Saved. Redeemed.
To spend eternity with God.
Praise God for this wonderful loving God that we serve. That He provided a way for us all to be
saved.
Jesus is Alive! It is finished! He is
Risen!
May the One True and Only God, maker of heaven and earth and
all that is therein, bless you abundantly today, on this Resurrection Sunday!
susan
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