Death couldn't hold Him

"'They said to her, 'Woman, why are you crying?' 'Because they've taken away my Lord,' she told them, 'and I don't know where they've put Him."  

                                                                 John 20:23    Christian Standard Bible 

Mary Magdalene had gone to the tomb very early on the Sunday and, she was distressed to find the stone rolled away and Jesus' body missing. Two angels, who were in the tomb, asked her why she was crying. One can almost feel her love and pain as she replied, 'they've taken away my Lord and, I don't know where they've put Him.'

Mary thought that grave robbers were responsible, there had been quite a bit of this just lately and, the authorities had made it a capital offence if caught. It didn't make sense though; the grave clothes were folded neat and tidy, surely there would have been quite a mess if they had taken His body away. There were two other possibilities though; many of His disciples were uncertain and confused about the idea of Jesus being resurrected as he had told them. Could some of them have stolen His body to save His reputation from more humiliation? The elders had bribed the soldiers with a big fee to say this (Matthew 28:11-15). The only other reason could have been, that He had risen to life. All of this would have been going through her mind this day.

Mary, like some of the others, was not a great believer in the resurrection but, that was about to change. As she looked around the area, she saw a man who she thought may be the gardener. Her eyes were so full of tears that she couldn't see Him properly. He also asked her why she was crying and who she was looking for. She told Him and as she walked away in further distress, He called to her, 'Mary'. She knew His voice immediately and turning shouted, 'Rabboni'. To calm her, He told her to go and inform the others that she had seen Him, which she did - joyfully.

Mary was overjoyed and, so should we be. Jesus Christ is no longer in the grave. He overcame death - Satan couldn't hold Him and He blasted out of the realm of the dead and He is with us today - alive!

Think, if the grave couldn't hold Him, then your situation is not difficult for Him either. You may be ill - He can fix it. You be be lonely - He can fix that too. You may be grieving - He can heal the sadness and give you joy once again. You may be short of money - He holds the wealth of the world - He is rich and very generous. You may feel you have the problems of the world on your shoulders - He can lift that off you, right now. Nothing is too difficult for Him. He's alive; He has risen and He is ready and willing to bless you more than you have ever been blessed before. Are you ready for that? Then hold on tight, it's coming, HE'S ALIVE!

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