''Blessed Day, 92/366, Living The Liberating Truth of Christ!
We live in an era where truth is disregarded. People do not believe in absolute truth, each person builds their own version of the truth, which adjusts to their way of life.
The Bible does not say that Jesus is just a truth, it says that He is The Truth. This means that He is the embodiment of truth and there is no truth outside of Him.
God wants to change our lives with his truth and only Jesus can remove the blindfolds and bonds of lies that prevent us from living happily and with dignity.
Jesus replied: "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 14:6
And they will know the truth, and the truth will set them free."
John 8:32
Truth is the essence of your word,
and all your righteous ordinances are eternal.
Psalms 119:160
Sanctify them in truth; your word is the truth.
John 17:17
guide me with your truth and teach me,
for you are God, my Savior,
and my hope is in you all the time.
Psalms 25:5
Send your light and your truth;
they will guide me
and they will take me to your holy mountain,
to the place where you live.
Psalms 43:3
For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
John 1:17
By his decision he begot us through the word of truth, so that we might be like the first fruits of everything he created.
James 1:18
He who is the Word became flesh and lived among us. We saw his glory, glory as of the Only Begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:14
So stand firm, girding yourselves with the belt of truth, putting on the breastplate of righteousness
Ephesians 6:14
"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
Resurrected...
“He is risen: he is not here!” (Mc. 16, 6)
In the early hours of the third day everything changed…
After the long silence shadowed by death,
behold, a new hope of life will dawn…
The women who were going to anoint the body of Jesus
are surprised to find the tomb empty
and they were perplexed, not knowing what to think…
But the good news comes through the voice of the angel:
“Are you looking for Jesus of Nazareth, the Crucified?
He is risen, he is not here… go tell me…”
The holy women who remained faithful
to the top of Calvary and were going to anoint his body,
are gifted with the first announcement of the resurrection
and they became the first witnesses to announce HIM…
They hurriedly ran to bring the news to the apostles
telling what they saw and heard, full of joy…
The apostles come to confirm the news of the women
and prove that the tomb was in fact empty…
Their eyes and understanding began to open.
to understand everything He had said to them
and the nights of disappointment and fear become
in the dawn of hope for a new life…
After the discovery of the empty tomb comes the proof,
Jesus appears to them so that there is no doubt,
It is Himself, the One who was nailed to the cross,
He is there, alive and resurrected, as he had announced to them…
Life conquered death, because He is the Lord of life
and guarantees for all, by faith, the same resurrection…
Resende, March 30, 2024
