Warriors Arise: May 2nd, 2020
Mary Magdalene delivers to the disciples, the message the angel in the tomb given her. Peter and John leave quickly and Mary follows. She lets them have their moment at the tomb. The Bible does not tell us if Peter or John spoke to Mary. It only tells us that they did not see anyone in the tomb and Jesus' body was gone only "the linen cloths were lying by themselves; and Peter departed, marveling to himself at what had happened." (Luke 24:12)
Marveling means to be filled with wonder or astonishment. Because Luke used the word marveling to describe how Peter had conveyed the experience, it would seem Peter might have been contemplating, remembering things Jesus had said before He died on the cross. Mary Magdalene had said Jesus would meet them in Galilee. And now, Jesus' body is not in the linen clothes lying in the tomb.
The linen clothes had be left behind. Nobody would steal a dead body and unwrap the body and leave the linen clothes. If someone was going to steal the body they would have taken the linen clothes with them. Could you imagine? The body would have been rotting, it would have stinketh. In KJV John 11:39 Jesus has arrived and Lazarus is dead in the tomb, "Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days." The linen clothes were evidence of the supernatural phenomena of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Messiah!
The tomb without the body of Jesus yet still containing the linen clothes caused Peter to marvel. What evidence of God in your life causes you to marvel? The report came out today that 60,000 people have died in America. I hurt for those who have lost their lives, especially those who did not know Jesus has their Lord and Savior. I hurt for those who have lost loved ones to the terrible coronavirus. I hurt for those who think this was a plot by the government to control them. I hurt for those who remain in fear, because they know the deadliness of the coronavirus. But what I want to celebrate is that there is evidence Jesus is alive! God is making a way out of the pandemic. The Holy Spirit is reaching the most isolated people with the love of the Father. Yes, 60,000 have died but it could have been so much worse. It could have been hundreds of thousands. God did not let that happen.
The linen clothes left in the tomb were evidence of a horrific thing that had happened. Jesus had died. No one could change that fact. But His linen clothes were empty and folded, lying there. What does this mean? Everything Jesus had said was true. Everything the Bible records in the Old Testament about Jesus' life and death had come true. The evidence was stacking up, Jesus had returned. Could Peter believe?
Warriors we will pray today about those who have experienced God's presence.
Father, I thank You for You have heard my prayers! I know You hurt more than I do for the 60,000 Americans and so many more all over the world who have died from the coronavirus. I am thankful Your Holy Spirit has comforted those who have lost loved ones during this time. I ask for people who are looking for a sign that their loved ones are with You to "see" the linen clothes. I ask for Your Holy Spirit to reveal to them Your amazing love. So, many are hurting and need to have some evidence that their loved ones are with You. Sadly, there are too many who rejected You, but I am asking for those who received Jesus as their Savior for their family members to be comforted knowing they are in heaven with You. As my family read in Hebrews 11 last night, those were those who died without receiving the promise. Our responsibility is to pray, believing You will heal, deliver, and cleanse us. Our responsibility is to have faith that You gave each one another chance to know You. Our responsibility is to believe You. You sent Your Son so that none would parish. However, people do perish and go to hell because they would not choose Jesus as their Savior. I ask for You to continue to visit people all over the world, share Your love. I ask for each one to ask for Jesus to be their Savior. I ask for those who received Jesus as their Savior, for their family members to see the linen clothes, to know they are in heaven today. I ask for people to see the evidence of how You have helped people through this time of pain, loss and separation. I ask for people to go investigate and see You have been there even when they couldn't be. I ask for people to see evidence of You intervening on their behalf in Jesus' name amen.
A Warrior in the Lord’s Army,
Veridee Joy
My hope is for Believers in Jesus Christ to join together each day to pray, to push back the enemy as we release God’s power here on earth against the coronavirus. The prayers will be listed each day as Warriors Arise. I will put a date with it so we can keep them straight. If you have any questions please feel free to make a comment or private message me. If you would like this to come to your email directly please go to verideehand.com and subscribe.
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