April 9, 2023: Like Us, They Had To Be Reminded

"...they said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee," (Luke 24:5–6, NKJV)

Good question, "Why do you seek the living among the dead?" The women were looking for a corpse to anoint, not an empty tomb. They took no thought about what Jesus had said that He would rise again. The good thing is they were looking for Jesus. So the angels seem to play with these ladies searching for the Rabbi. They state, "He is not here but has risen. Remember..."

Do you remember what He told you in Galilee? "That the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day rise." The women had to be reminded! Like us, we often must be reminded of what Jesus said. So often, when life comes at us fast and unexpectedly, we slip into our natural minds seeing life through our experience rather than through what Jesus has said. When we do that, we need to be reminded of His word. Once they remembered what He said, they ran to tell the others, "He has risen! Just like He said, He has risen, indeed!"

The disciples did not believe either until they saw Him, and He reminded them of what He had said. Don't feel bad if you must be reminded. Rejoice! He is risen!