It's Easter Sunday and the tomb is empty. He is risen and he is risen indeed!
As I met with my men's group some time back, we talked about why we follow Jesus. And one of the reasons we follow Jesus is because of what we celebrate this day- an empty tomb. As important and meaningful and sacrificial Christ's work on the cross was/is, it means nothing if the tomb is empty. If Christ suffered the horrific death he suffered on the cross and is dead in a tomb somewhere, there's simply nothing special about that. The importance of the crucifixion is found in the resurrection. For as Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15, if Christ did not raise from the dead, our faith is useless.
He is risen!
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