^“After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.  His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men. The angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: “He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.” Now I have told you.’ So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. ‘Greetings,’ he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.’” (Matthew 28:1-10)

Early in Jesus’ earthly ministry, he had been challenged by some Jews who were offended when he destroyed their money-making schemes right on the steps of the temple. They asked him on whose authority he overturned their tables (literally and figuratively). His response was recorded in John 2:19-22:

“Jesus answered them, ‘Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.’ They replied, ‘It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?’ But the temple he had spoken of was his body. After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken.”

Apparently, it took Jesus death and resurrection for his disciples to really believe his divinity. We have all that evidence, plus the ongoing testimony of transformed lives, and the witness and counsel of the Holy Spirit.
He is who he says he is, and he will do what he says he will do. Don’t wait one more day to put your trust in Jesus.

God’s many blessings on you and your loved ones on this most holy of days.

In Christ,

Judy