MARCH 27 The Jesus Questions

LIVING FOR JESUS --- Daily Devotional

March 27 / Day 28

365 Prayers to JESUS

Jesus, Lord Jesus, the Only Begotten of the Father, Son of the Living God, my Redeemer, Savior, You are the Christ! You Lord are the fulfillment of Prophecy, You lived the Perfect Life, You Suffered as the Perfect Sacrifice and Paid the Penalty that I could not pay, You died in my place, Your side was pierced as You were hanging Dead on the Cross, Your Body was Broken, Your Blood was Shed, You were laid in a grave! You Lord, being Loved by the Father was Obedient even unto death and the grave and on the Third Day You AROSE and the Greatest Testimony ever given was proclaimed: “HE IS ALIVE”!!!  As a follower of Jesus Christ there can be no greater TRUTH in our life — Jesus is the Resurrection!!! Praise God!!!

The Jesus Questions

RESURRECTION SUNDAY - Today is March 27, 2016 and this day is celebrated by the followers of Christ because on this “first day of the week” (John 20:1) the tomb was found empty. This was of great concern for Pilate himself [after the new of Jesus death had been reported to him] had “commanded the body [of Jesus] to be given to [Joseph of Arimathea]. When Joseph had taken the [dead] body [of Jesus], he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his new tomb which he had hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed.” (Matthew 27:57-60). To insure the stone stayed in place and the body stayed in the tomb, the chief priest and Pharisees that  had Jesus crucified went to Pilate and said that Jesus had said “After three days I will rise” and they requested from Pilate “that the tomb be made secure until the third day…” and “Pilate said to them, ‘You have a guard; go your way, make it as secure as you know how.’ So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone and setting the guard.” (Matthew 27:62-66). We celebrate the Empty Tomb because the seal was broken, the stone was rolled away, the guards were gone — it is the realization that Jesus is the Son of the Living God and that death and the grave were defeated by the Power of the Living God “that loved the world so much that He GAVE His only begotten Son [as the Sacrificial Lamb to pay for the penalty of sin] that whosoever believes in Him [Jesus] shall not perish but have everlasting life!” (John 3:16) We celebrate the Empty Tomb on Resurrection Sunday because it was on this day it was observed that Jesus is the Resurrection and God has Power over life and death and He promised Eternal Life to those that BELIEVE God raised His Son Jesus from death and the grave! Nowhere in the scriptures do we read any contradiction to this great Truth that has been celebrated on the first Sunday after the paschal moon that occurs on or after the vernal equinox, the date may vary from March 22 to April 25 but the occasion never changes, HE IS RISEN!!!!