What is Easter About?/ Jesus is Buried

After they took Jesus down from the cross, a rich man and a disciple of Jesus got permission from Pilate to have his body. And he took it and wrapped the body and placed it in his own new tomb. Then he rolled a big rock in front of it and left.

In the meantime, there were some chief priests and Pharisees that weren't so confident that Jesus was going to stay there. They remembered what he had said about rising after three days. But then they thought too that the disciples might come and steal the body, making it look like he had risen and that would make them look incredibly stupid. (My words)

And so they went to Pilate to ask him to order that the tomb be sealed and not only did Pilate do that, but also a guard would be placed there so that no one could try to get into it.

None of them understood what was going on. They had thought or at least hoped that Jesus was gone for good and life could go back to being the way it was before this fraud came along trying to say he was the Son of God.

They didn't realize that no matter how secure that tomb was, or even if there was an army guarding it, the tomb could not hold Jesus. He hadn't been born and then died for nothing. He had died for the sins of all humanity, even them, should they accept it. And there was no staying where Joseph had placed his body. No, and no one had any choice. He was coming out when he said he would.

Reading about this account this morning, it sort of made me think about my own doubt sometimes. The times I have prayed for something but doubted God loved me enough to answer it. Maybe, I didn't take the time to even pray because I knew he wouldn't anyway, so why bother. It is sort of like keeping Jesus in a tomb. Where he can't do anything because I have closed him off. I hope that makes sense. At any rate, he did come out and he did it for me. And you. And all who would dare believe on him. Thank God that no tomb can hold him from us, not when it comes to loving us. And not when it comes down to answering our prayers. And one last word on these thoughts. If Jesus had never done anymore then just died for me, and if he had never answered one prayer on my behalf, then that in itself is enough. It is just that simple.

Source: Mathew 27: 57-66

April 13, 2019 Easter Reading: For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believes on him, shall be saved.  John6 3:16 Thanks for coming and have a blessed day