Three grief-stricken women faced an emotional and challenging task on that first Easter morning. Jesus died the day before, and they wanted to anoint His Body for a proper burial. Just after sunrise, they made their way to the tomb. But they had to acknowledge a problem of gigantic proportions — “Who will roll away the stone?”
Suddenly, their ordinary question received an extraordinary answer. When they looked up, the stone was rolled away, and the empty tomb confirmed the resurrection of Jesus!
The Scriptures tell us the account.
“But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. “Don’t be alarmed, he said. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen!” (Mark 16:1-6).
God Still Rolls Away Stones Like the women on Easter morning, we grapple with our own obstacles, our personal problems of gigantic proportions. In relationships, in finances, and in disappointments, we ask, “Who will roll away the stone?” Yet when we look up—like Mary, Mary, and Salome—we discover that God, in His glorious faithfulness, has rolled away the stone; maybe last minute, but on time, in time, exactly when needed. For our all-powerful, loving God, His faithfulness and His grace are greater than the stone, regardless of its size.
God Still Wants to Display the Resurrection Within all our human conundrums of heartache and hopelessness, God wants to accomplish a greater miracle than rolling away the stone. Right where we live and breathe and work and play, it brings Him pleasure to display the Resurrection of His Son for His glory and for our good!
Hallelujah, what a Savior!
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“He is not here; He is risen!” (Luke 24:6)
1. What would you have been thinking if you were walking with the women on that early Easter morning? What would have been your concerns? Would you have given thought to the stone?
2. How now? Where do you need God to roll away the stone in your life?
3. What would it look like not only for the stone to be removed, but for the Resurrection to be displayed in that situation?
