What must it have been like for the women who went to Jesus's tomb on Easter Day? They had been preparing themselves to say their final \"goodbye\" to Jesus - enacted through the burial rite of bringing spices and perfume to Jesus's body. What they weren't prepared for was the scene they discovered - no stone in front of the tomb, no body, and no idea what had happened! What were they to do? Angels provided the answer. Don't look for the risen among the dead - he has risen!
Pastor Andy Lancaster invites us to join the angels in making the same declaration, and to share the experiences of Jesus's followers in the days following. As well as the joy and excitement of the women, we can join the eleven disciples, fearfully locked in a room. We can hear Jesus speaking into our own \"locked rooms\" of fear, lost hope, and past experiences to which we need Jesus to speak his words of power and comfort: \"Peace be with you!\"
Pastor Andy goes on to share three truths about the resurrection of Jesus. Because of this event in history we have forgiveness from our past, and the peace with God that follows from this. We also have fellowship with the Holy Spirit day by day in the present, a fellowship that Pastor Andy describes as a “holy alliance” as we have the privilege of joining with Jesus in his global mission. And we have peace about the future, where death is not the extinguishing of light, but turning off the lamp because the dawn has come.
Peace to you this Easter!
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