Resurrection - Mark 16:1-6

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Today we will read Mark 16:1-6 which says, “When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so they could go and anoint Him. Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they went to the tomb at sunrise. They were saying to on another, ‘Who will roll away the stone from the entrance to the tomb for us?’ Looking up, they observed that the stone - which was very large - had been rolled away. When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a long white robe sitting on the right side’ they were amazed and alarmed. ‘Don’t be alarmed,’ he told them. ‘You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been resurrected! He is not here!…”

What is the most important thing Jesus did? Is it even possible to answer that question? Everything Jesus has done, continues to do, and will do is absolutely perfect and totally consistent with His nature. It was in His nature to create the universe. It was in His nature to love humanity. It was in His nature to take on all the responsibility of reestablishing the lost relationship with us. It was in His nature to go the distance in dealing with sin all the way to the bloody cross. And it’s in His nature to live! Nothing can keep Jesus from doing exactly what He sets out to do.

Is resurrection hard to believe? It’s actually not complicated. All you need to do to perform a resurrection is to apply the perfect amount of energy, in the absolute perfect way, perfectly understanding all the variables, and with perfect wisdom. Nothing to it. For God that is. Doing things perfectly is simply what He does. And God lives. What is death compared to an infinitely energetic God? It’s an aberrant only here briefly to accomplish even more mysterious but perfect wishes of the King.

Resurrection in itself is hardly miraculous for God. He generates universes with such wisdom as to confound physicists. The science behind it is like breathing for God. The true miracle, if there is such a thing with God, is the fact that God is Who God is. We have a God Who wants to create, and pursue, and go the distance, and not cut a single corner along the way. Our God wants You, and our God will not stop until He has you. The resurrection is just one more indication of what He’s like. And He’s just getting started. The resurrection, like the cross, is not the end but simply the beginning. Jesus started it. But He’s taking us along for the ride. So buckle up. Because He is way more energetic, and way better than we could possibly imagine.

Jesus, praise Your name! You are alive. Nothing can hold you back. I worship You and celebrate You! Hallelujah.