"You Seek Jesus...."

"But he said to them, 'Do not be alarmed.  You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified.  He is risen!  He is not here.  See they place where they laid Him.'" (Mark 16:6)

This is the greatest news Planet Earth ever heard.  "He is risen!  He is not here."  The Followers of Jesus went to the only place they knew to go, the only place their "faith" was able to take them---------- the tomb.  They had little precedence for any other decision.  Yes, there were the examples of Enoch and Elijah as to "resurrection" power, but the likelihood of expecting an empty tomb was not in their "world."  We have 2000 years of testimonial history.  They did not.  What emotions they must have experienced.  The next verse tells us that while, "He is not here," the angel told them where they could find Him, "....He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, as He said to you." 

The women came to a tomb to, "seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified."  We do not go to a tomb.  "You seek Jesus of Nazareth."  Do you?  Or are you seeking "presence," anointing, bigger and better "ministry," some illusive happiness in life which just keeps avoiding you?  "....Seek Jesus of Nazareth."  Jesus does not avoid you, is not illusive.  "And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart."  He just desires our hearts, "all your heart."  When He has them, we have Him.

Father, in Jesus' Name, what good news, what joy and hope.  Thank You.  Amen.

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When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

"Looking unto Jesus"

Hebrews 12:2