Daily Lesson for August 1, 2014

Today's Lesson is from Matthew 28 verses 8 and 9:

8 So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!”

Yesterday I was leading a Bible study with some guys and was trying to get the idea across that our hope in the Resurrection of Jesus is not so much something to be explained as it is to be experienced.  I was telling them that neither I nor anyone else can "prove" the resurrection.  In fact, I don't think God wanted to "prove" the resurrection or He would have raised Jesus in our age of ubiquitous cell phone cameras.  There would have been no doubting Thomas because the other disciples would have had selfies to prove Jesus had been with them.  But instead of pictures we have faith.

In the story when Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to the garden a great earthquake rolled away the stone covering the tomb.  Then the angel appeared.  He told them that Jesus had been raised and that they would see Him if they went and told the other disciples that He had been raised and would meet them in Galilee.  The Bible says they were afraid, not knowing quite what's was happening; and yet it also says they went.  And as they were going Jesus met them on the way.

We do not see the risen Christ upon first hearing that the tomb is now empty; but He comes to us as we make our fearful, yet faith-filled way on the road.  

And He does come.