Up From the Grave He Arose!

The Garden Tomb is just outside the Old City of Jerusalem. It is probably not the actual grave that Christ was in but it is close and it is in a beautiful location. What you see in the picture is the door of the tomb. Just to make sure that He wasn't there, we went inside and checked it out. Guess what? It was empty!

This week we remember the death and resurrection of our Savior. Obviously these facts are the foundation of the gospel. Jesus died for our sins and He rose for our justification. We are forgiven based entirely upon what Christ has done. When we were in Jerusalem, we realized that we were in the place where these momentous events took place. No doubt Satan is trying to confuse the issue and the most probable location of the crucifixion and resurrection is covered by a church where some really weird stuff goes on, but that can't hide the fact that Christ accomplished the work of salvation in that place.

I hope that this week you will be able to concentrate on the truth and that your heart will well up and overflow with great thanksgiving and joy becuase we have a risen and living Savior. When we were in the tomb we were tempted to write on the wall, "I'm not here, but I'm coming back!" What a day of rejoicing that will be!

I trust that this week you will have peace in your heart becuase you have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Shalom.