Matthew 28:5-6
April 9th 2023, 2nd Holy Day of the month
Rev. Tadashi Nagae, pastor
April 9th 2023, 2nd Holy Day of the month
Rev. Tadashi Nagae, pastor
After the Lord died on the cross, the disciples lost hope and hid in fear. Let us learn what is necessary for us to walk with the certain hope.
The first is to believe that the Lord's promises are sure to be fulfilled, and to walk with this in mind. Although the disciples had heard from the Lord about his death on the cross and his resurrection, they did not believe it and did not keep it in their hearts, so they lost hope. The Lord's promises are not enough if we just hear them.
The second is to walk, remembering that the Lord is walking with us. They lost hope and were afraid when the Lord died and stopped walking with them, but they were filled with hope when the risen Lord walked with them. The Lord promises that He is with us always.
The third is to walk, remembering that the Lord will make us victorious over death. He died, but rose again and appeared to His disciples in the flesh. The Book of Corinthians tells that he has become the firstfruits. We shall be victorious over death and eventually be given imperishable perfect bodies.
Let us always have in mind that the Lord is the one who gives us the sure hope!
The first is to believe that the Lord's promises are sure to be fulfilled, and to walk with this in mind. Although the disciples had heard from the Lord about his death on the cross and his resurrection, they did not believe it and did not keep it in their hearts, so they lost hope. The Lord's promises are not enough if we just hear them.
The second is to walk, remembering that the Lord is walking with us. They lost hope and were afraid when the Lord died and stopped walking with them, but they were filled with hope when the risen Lord walked with them. The Lord promises that He is with us always.
The third is to walk, remembering that the Lord will make us victorious over death. He died, but rose again and appeared to His disciples in the flesh. The Book of Corinthians tells that he has become the firstfruits. We shall be victorious over death and eventually be given imperishable perfect bodies.
Let us always have in mind that the Lord is the one who gives us the sure hope!
<The Verse of the Bible>
He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.
Matthew 28:6 (NIV)
