HE IS RISEN!

He Is Risen!

Put yourself in the events of that unforgettable week. You are out scouring the city looking for them. You remember the events of last week and being part of the crowd. At Passover you had seen Him coming into town. As much as you had hoped, your heart sank when you saw Him riding on a donkey. With what you knew from the studies at the synagogue you knew this meant only one thing. It meant that He was not going to be a military leader. We were all going to have to put up with the Roman rule for some time to come. Even so, the electricity in the air was dynamic. People had been saying that He brought someone in Bethany back to life after being dead for four days. And you wished you had been there.
Then just three days into the week there were rumours swirling around town that He had been arrested and gone to trial. For some reason the temple leaders wanted Him gone. You had even heard that one of His own followers had turned Him in. At one point, you started to doubt the healing and then you didn’t want to admit you also had been there when the people had to pick one prisoner for freedom and you had shouted along with the other, “Barabbas” and “Crucify Him, Crucify Him!”.
It was just over a week now that all this started and you don’t know what to believe. And then this new rumour. You just heard that this Jesus is alive. Yes, that’s right, Alive. There seems to be some men in power who are trying to cover this up but they are unable to produce a body to prove He is still dead.
But what do you believe? And what do you feel now? You now recall that burning feeling in my heart the first time I laid eyes on Him. You knew there was something about Him. He was different and He taught us so much on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Didn’t the words, “Crucify Him” get stuck in your throat?
And now, you are going around town looking for them. Searching for His followers. You want to know the truth. You want to know this Jesus who told all of us about God. He had opened the scriptures and told about God’s love and how He wants to forgive us for all the wrong things that have entangled our lives. It is now and it is not too late to find Him. Your heart is almost beating out of your chest. You have knocked on the door of the house where you were told His followers were staying. The door opens and they invite you in...
Now, do you invite Jesus in?
Something to think about
Rob