Peace in Easter

John 20:19-20
April 1st 2018, 1st Holy Day of the month
Rev. Tadashi Nagae, pastor

Jesus was crucified on a cross and died. The Lord who is resurrected had appeared to the disciples and said, "Peace be with you!" When we remember the resurrected Lord, peace will be given to us. Let us learn the reasons.

Firstly, because the resurrected Lord gives us rest. Whatever the burdens, we can go to the Lord and unload onto Him. The living Lord carries our burdens.

Secondly, because the resurrected Lord guides us properly. The Lord is omniscient and he guides us properly even when we are lost.

Thirdly, because the resurrected Lord gives us the solution towards death. No matter how a person is strong, death will come to him/her. There is God’s judgment waiting after death. However, those who believed the resurrected Lord can pass through death with the Lord and go to the kingdom of heaven.

When we remember the resurrected Lord, the peace of the Lord will be given. Let us firmly remember the resurrected Lord, and walk in peace!

<The Verse of the Bible>

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!"

John 20:19 (NIV)