EASTER

He is not here: for he is risen, as he said.     Matthew 28:6

How is it possible that intelligent people can hear the story of Jesus; how He came to be the Savior of the world and the only way possible for Him, as the holy God, to forgive sinners was for Him to give His life a ransom for many, which He freely did, and then rose again to prove the message true; how is it possible that they do not give this historical event any serious consideration?

If the story ended in His death and that was it – well, that would be that. But the story continues. He had told His disciples He would rise again, and to the everlasting glory of God He actually broke the power of death and came alive again; walked out of the grave. When followers came to complete the burial process that had been cut short by the beginning of the Sabbath, the tomb was empty and the angel said, Why seek ye the living among the dead? (Luke 22:5)

That is some story! So how is it possible that so many who hear it do not have the intellectual or spiritual curiosity to investigate? How is it they do not cry out to God “If the story of Jesus is true, help me to know it, and I will believe.” How is it possible that in a world that is erupting with hate and death the nations are not seeking the truth that will make them free. In the last century a European governmental leader was quoted by a leading world-class preacher as saying “… outside of the resurrection of Jesus Christ I know of no other hope for mankind.”