"Fear Not, He Lives"

This verse from Mark's Gospel brings us three tremendous and indisputable teachings about Resurrection Sunday, the most important day in all of history. First the angel told the women who went to the tomb not to fear, because Jesus was alive. And this word from the angel applies to all Christians. The angel's voice echoes to this day telling us: "Fear not, He Lives!" The love of Jesus has the therapeutic power to cast out all fear from our lives (1 John 4:18). The second teaching of this verse brings to us the premise that we should seek joy and happiness only in Christ. Note that the women went to the tomb to look for a dead Jesus, therefore disbelieving his resurrection, which had already been announced by him (Matthew 20.17-19). And this makes us reflect on whether we are really seeking joy in Jesus, the inexhaustible source, or in other finite sources? Seek your joy in the Christ who is alive and resurrected. And the third teaching comes from the expression: "See the place where they had laid him." This phrase from the angel has the clear objective of showing the women and us too that the place where Jesus' body was is empty. And for this we can give a shout of victory! And also with this expression the angel announces to us that the tomb may be empty, but the hearts of those who believe in Jesus are not empty, because the living Christ eternally resides within them! This Easter Sunday praise God because you no longer need to fear anything or anyone, because Jesus is alive and will live forever. Also remember to seek your joy in Christ and not in secondary sources that will frustrate you. And finally feel that Jesus has conquered death and left behind the empty tomb to dwell inside your heart, in order to save your soul and cleanse all your wounds and scars, because you are too important to him, so important that not even death could stop the love he feels for you. To God all the Glory because Christ Jesus is alive and he is our tomorrow!

Allyson Meyer