Eternal Insights Week 7--Come and See

Why the resurrection? Why was Jesus raised from the dead? Some have proposed that the Gospel message would have been powerful and impactful even if Jesus had not been raised from the dead. He lived a good life, He taught great things, He did many wonderful things. What if, when Jesus died, God opened up the heavens and said, “Well done, good and faithful Servant. Come to your eternal rest, prepared for you since the beginning of time.” What if we saw Jesus in His eternal place in Heaven and we merely waited for Him to return as He promised.

That Easter morning must have been dark and seemingly without hope. The disciples were at a loss. Jesus was gone. Mary and John and Mary from Magdala saw Him die. Along with a rich man named Joseph and Nicodemus, a member of the leading religious council, they buried Jesus. They went back to mourn. They spent the weekend in despair and confusion. How could this happen? Why here? Why now? Why me? There seemed to be no options out of this situation.

I think many of us ask those questions in life. We are sometimes at loss to understand how life could bring us this latest setback. We ask: How could this happen? Why here? Why now? Why me? There seems to be no option out of this situation. This Sunday, let’s explore the reason for the resurrection. Let’s hear a call to come together to see for ourselves.