It’s so easy to just gloss over these verses and not really think about them because we’ve read them so often.
But think about the angel’s words to the women that first resurrection morning.
“What are you doing here? You came here to visit a dead corpse, but I’m telling you: Jesus is alive! He’s risen! He isn’t here. Look for yourself!
“Now go tell his disciples. He’s going on ahead of you. You will see him again.”
We too do not serve a dead, rotting corpse, but a living, vibrant Savior.
And now his message to us is the same as his message to the women:
“I go ahead of you, like a shepherd goes ahead of his sheep. If you look for me, you will find me.
“And you will see me face to face.
“So go! Tell the people around you that I am alive! And bring hope to this lost and dying world.”
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