Jesus is Risen!

 

Jesus is risen! This is the central message of Christianity.

 

Matthew 28:5-6

But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for He has risen, as He said. Come see the place where He lay but has risen.”

 

Mark 16:6

And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; He is not here. See the place where they laid Him.”

 

Luke 24:5-6

And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how He told you, while He was still in Galilee.”

 

In these three gospels there are three things revealed to us.

 

The people came to the tomb expecting to find Jesus’ body there in the tomb and, when they didn’t find it there, they were afraid.

 

When we don’t find things as we expect them to be and we have no explanation, we can become very fearful. This is why they are told to not be afraid.

 

Jesus’ resurrection gives us the ability to not have to live in fear. The greatest enemy we as humans face is death. Jesus defeated death when He bodily came out of the tomb.

 

Raise the Roof and Remove the Walls is living in complete peace with no fear because of Jesus’ resurrection.

 

A second thing we see in these accounts is that the people are invited to come see that Jesus is not in the tomb.

 

The people coming to the tomb could have been met before they got to the tomb but they are invited to come and see for themselves.

 

We never have to apologize for our faith in Jesus, His death and His resurrection. The death and resurrection of Jesus is real and there is nothing that has been brought to light that disproves it.

 

Raise the Roof and Remove the Walls is sharing the truth about Jesus and inviting people to come and experience it for themselves.  

 

The third thing we see in these accounts is that Jesus had died. He was dead but He bodily rose from the dead.

 

We all will die, unless Jesus returns, but unlike Jesus we will not come back to life in three days.

 

Jesus tells His disciples before that last week that He will be rejected by the religious leaders, crucified, and on the third day rise again.

 

And Jesus did it!

 

Many have predicted they would do it but did not. Jesus said He would and He did it.

 

Raise the Roof and Remove the Walls is believing that Jesus died on the cross for our sin and rose from the dead on the third day for our justification and living based on that belief every day.

 

May you experience the reality of the risen Lord Jesus today and each day. And may in your words and actions you proclaim Jesus’ death and resurrection every day.

 

In the Power of the Resurrection of Jesus

Raising the Roof and Removing the Walls,

Joe