He is Risen Indeed!
‘Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see;
a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have’
(Luke 24:39)
The disciples were hard to convince. They did not believe the report of the women.
They did know that the tomb was empty, but they explained it away.
When they saw Jesus, they thought it was a ghost; this was to them an obvious explanation.
After all, they believed in life after death. What they did not grasp was that this was a resurrection,
that Jesus stood before them bodily. Their disbelief, recorded in the gospels, is actually helpful to us.
When they preached Christ risen, they did so because they were absolutely convinced
from firsthand experience that he was. They were prepared to die for this fact.
And we know that our future is assured and that we too will be resurrected to live with Jesus forever.
He is risen indeed!
Question for thought: Why can I be sure that I will be resurrected and live with Jesus forever?
Almighty God, we bring before you the Mothers Union in Kagera Diocese,
Tanzania and thank you for the joy they have in the Lord Jesus.
May this Easter day remind them that they too will be resurrected and live with Jesus forever.
We pray for members as they care for those in prison, give support to widows and care for orphans.
Amen.