[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: He is risen!

Read: Luke 24:1-7

Meditation verse:

“Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to  them, “why do you seek the living among the dead? (Luke 24:5).

Whilst on earth, Jesus told His disciples about the death He would suffer and  how He would rise after three days. He told them several times to prepare their  minds. Yet, on resurrection morning, certain women amongst those who had  followed Him closely, went to look for His body in the grave. They did not  remember the words that Jesus had spoken to them until two men stood by  them in shinning garments and said “why do you seek the living among the  dead? He is not here but is risen. Remember how He spoke to you when He was  still in Galilee…” (Luke 24:5-6). Then they remembered His words.  

Why did they forget what Jesus told them about His death and resurrection? Or  was it that they simply did not believe Him? Whilst we may marvel at their  unbelief, are we not also guilty of ignorantly seeking the living among the dead  in our everyday experience as Christians? Do we not forget all of God’s promises  to us in His word? Promises such as: “I will never leave you nor forsake you”  (Hebrews 13:5), “fear not, for I am your God, I will strengthen you, yes I will help  you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand” (Isaiah 41:10)? Yes, we  forget, and we fret, get depressed or run helter-skelter when we face challenges. 

When your lived experiences or circumstances cause you to doubt the life  transforming power of God’s word such that you seek solutions in places you  ought not to or when delayed promises cause you to give up on God and bow  down to the gods of this world, you are seeking for the living among the dead.  When you fail to hold God to His word like your life depends on it or when you  live just as the world lives, a foreigner to the covenant of God’s promises, devoid  of hope, you are seeking for the living among the dead.  

Remember who you are in Christ and remember His promises upon your life.  God has given you everything pertaining to life and godliness, according to His  divine power (2 Peter 1:3). Because of the finished work on the cross of calvary,  you are meant to live a life of victory, not of defeat. Christ is risen. He is risen indeed. Easter Blessings!

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

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