SEEK THE LIVING ONE

I wonder if there was a look of puzzlement on the face of the angel as he spoke these words, as recorded in Luke 24:5,6. Several people approach Jesus’ tomb on the third day after his brutal crucifixion, bringing spices with which to honor the dead. Surprised to find the tomb open, they enter to find the body gone! Suddenly two dazzling figures stand before them and ask the terrified women, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?” They are wondering what the women were doing looking for the One who is ALIVE in a place for the deceased. Jesus was/is alive! You will find the Author of Life not in a dead place, but where life is to be found. Don’t look in a tomb for Jesus. Seek the Living One where He may be found. The world is still doing this today. Too often people are, in effect, seeking the living among the dead. They seek life, but look for it in the dead things of the world. You won’t find eternal life in the sinful, physical, temporal things of this life. Real life, true life...eternal life is only found through/from Jesus. So look for LIFE where life can be found.

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Jon Smith