EASTER: A different measuring rod!

A lawyer asked the witness:  “Now, Mr. Jones did you or did you not, on the date in question, or at any other time, previously or subsequently, say or even intimate to the defendant or anyone else, whether friend or acquaintance or in fact a stranger, that the statement imputed to you, whether just or unjust, and denied by the plaintiff, was a matter of no consequence or otherwise?  Answer!  Did you or did you not? The witness pondered for a little while and then said, “Did I or did I not WHAT!!!?

Luke 24:2–8 They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance…but they didn’t find the body of the Lord Jesus. As they stood there puzzled, two men suddenly appeared to them, clothed in dazzling robes…and asked, “Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive? He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead! 

Isn’t it amazing how we humans can become so focused on something small that we don’t see the “BIG” picture? There is a saying: “You can’t see the forest for the Trees!” This has happened with Easter! “It was on this date this time of year”, “He was wrapped in a sheet or was it in strips”, “The 3 days were w24 hour days”, “No, they were partial days”…on and on - ad infinausia! I know, I know, that’s not a real word…which makes my point! I am not seeking to be grammatically correct; I am endeavoring to communicate how sickening arguing about details can be!

Hear is the BIG picture – a DEAD man came back to life! When we put that in our pipe and smoke it, it changes everything! 

The resurrection is the real issue concerning Christ! No matter what else He did, He claimed He would rise from the dead! 

If He did not then: 

Christ is a liar!

Our faith is a joke!

We are false prophets! 

The dead truly are gone!

I could go on. Still the same is true if the resurrection is true. Consider this:

Because of the resurrection – We are:

* Commissioned with a Calling.

* Appointed an Ambassador of God.

* Enlisted as a Soldier in a spiritual war.

* Competing as an Athlete in the race of life.

This truth leads individuals to become all things to all men to help them know Christ and possess eternal life. 

The "So What": In the 1700's two young men became slaves so they could go and share Christ to African slaves in the West Indies. How important is Christ's leading in your life? What are you willing to allow Him to accomplish through you?