APRIL 12, John 11:25 

Christians believe in a living Saviour. If Jesus had not risen from death, our faith would be a fake one. God’s promises would not be true and we would be the most miserable people on earth! Let us study the Bible to see what happened to Jesus after He was crucified. This must be important to us for the Bible says that we will also experience the bodily resurrection like our Lord Jesus.

When Jesus was on the cross, the Roman soldiers wanted to break his legs to speed up his death. However, they found that Jesus had already died ( John 19: 33). Then His followers, Nicodemus and Joseph came to receive Jesus’ body for burial. His body was bound in strips of linen with spices according to the Jewish custom and laid in the tomb of Gethsemane. ( John 19: 40-41).

On the third day of Jesus’ burial, Mary Magdalene and some ladies came to visit the tomb. To their surprise, they found the stone rolled away! When Peter was told about the empty tomb, he ran into the cave and found only the burial linen but no body. Later, Jesus appeared to Mary and his disciples before he ascended into heaven. ( John 20:14 - John 21:14). Our Saviour is living today and is seated at the right hand of our heavenly Father.

Thought: Believers will be resurrected!

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for the new body that I will receive when I die. I am not afraid to die anymore because of Your promise. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.