“But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling clothing; and as {the women} were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, {the men} said to them, “Why do you seek the living One among the dead? “He is not here, but He has risen. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee, saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.” And they remembered His words, and returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.” – Luke 24:1-9 NASB
The most bewildering question a sinner can ever face is why God would become a man and die in his place. Not only did He die in our place, but he rose glorious from the dead on the third day, defeating death and the grave once and for all, and proving that He has the power to fulfill the promise to raise us with Him at the close of this dark age.
I glory in my Lord; who, for reasons I can't even imagine, chose me from among sinners, called me out, and rescued me from certain doom. He suffered my fate on my behalf, and reconciled me to Himself and His Father, that I might know Peace.
To God be the Glory, for He is risen indeed!
