Celebrating His Empty Tomb!

John 20: 1-18

I’m feeling very blessed that my last devotion of the week happens to fall on Easter Day! This significant day doesn’t happen to be the day for us to celebrate bunnies and feast over Easter chocolate eggs, but to celebrate the fact that Jesus died and rose from the dead on this very day – just as He promised!

This passage brings us back to Mary Magdelene, who was actually the one whom Jesus delivered from her demonic bondage, and from that very day, she became His devoted follower. She followed him around and saw him heal the sick, and taught people about God’s love. Her life was transformed as she experienced the joy of being with Jesus! Then her world seemed to fall apart when Jesus was arrested and brutally murdered. And when she wanted to anoint Jesus at the tomb, she found out that His tomb was empty! Then the two angels asked her, Why are you crying?

What she didn’t know then was that she was standing before an empty tomb because Jesus has risen, just as He promised! Knowing that Jesus was alive seemed to put everything back into perspective for Mary, and she quickly ran back to share the good news with others!
You know, the Christian walk is not always easy too. There are joyful moments of walking with Jesus, but there are also times when nothing makes sense and you may be discouraged by all that is happening around you.

Before doing today’s quiet time, I was actually quite discouraged, partly with the fact that my close friends (including my sister) are mostly non-Christians or Christians who have back-sliden, and praying and asking them for services or stuff never seem to be enough. And I asked myself whether there would be indeed this day when I can rejoice with them for their salvation. But it is really at these times, when I need to peer into the empty tomb too; the tomb that will give us hope because it symbolises the life from our risen Lord and more importantly, it promises that nothing, not even death itself, can defeat the purposes of our Lord!

Indeed, I want to claim these promises, that there will be this day that we can rejoice over my entire household and dearest friends entering into the kingdom of God!!!

Have you been discouraged recently and weeping beside an empty tomb too? Lets press on and continue to pray!! =)


p/s - Thank you, dear family, for always being there!