On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, several women went to the tomb of Jesus with spices to embalm his dead body as their last tribute to Jesus. But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb and his body gone. Suddenly two angels stood beside them and told the good news, "Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!" As he had promised, Jesus has risen from the dead and is alive here and now (7). When they remembered Jesus' words through the angels' message, they were convinced that Jesus had risen! They felt inexpressible joy and hope and ran to tell the good news to the apostles.

The Eleven apostles were still in a state of shock because of the tragic death of their Master. They were moaning with sorrow, trembling with fear, and sitting in despair caused by their shattered dreams of the earthly messianic kingdom. So, the women's message of good news of the resurrection of Jesus seemed like nonsense. Peter ran to the tomb to see for himself. He saw the empty tomb and realized that something had happened. But he was only bewildered by what he had seen. He needed to meet the Risen Christ like those women.


Application: Lord, you are my Risen Lord and Saviour. Empower me with your resurrection power to live as a witness of your resurrection throughout my life.
One Word: Jesus has risen! He is alive!