In the silence of the empty tomb the wind rushes past an opening that leads to a place where where my Savior once lay, torn and tattered, bruised and beaten—dead.
His blood clotted and pooled on the ground that He once strode boldly over, carrying a message that was born in a lowly shepherd’s village and established in a humble barnyard manger.
But that message eventually erupted in shouts of joy and praise before the crowds of Jerusalem and ultimately threatened an entire religious system by bringing a new hope, not only for the righteous but for all mankind.
He claimed they could be saved from death, healed from brokenness, freed from the pit and forgiven of the sins, the very sins that forced Him to the cross to be nailed to the beam.
The soldiers knew no better, for they were simply doing the job they were called to do. And while He called out to God, some stood by and laughed and mocked. But others of them knew...
Though this man was suspended in the air and cried out in terror and pain and would soon be dead, the story wasn't over. They knew...they believed...He would soon burst forth from the grave and then all that would be left behind would be the silence of the empty tomb...
His blood clotted and pooled on the ground that He once strode boldly over, carrying a message that was born in a lowly shepherd’s village and established in a humble barnyard manger.
But that message eventually erupted in shouts of joy and praise before the crowds of Jerusalem and ultimately threatened an entire religious system by bringing a new hope, not only for the righteous but for all mankind.
He claimed they could be saved from death, healed from brokenness, freed from the pit and forgiven of the sins, the very sins that forced Him to the cross to be nailed to the beam.
The soldiers knew no better, for they were simply doing the job they were called to do. And while He called out to God, some stood by and laughed and mocked. But others of them knew...
Though this man was suspended in the air and cried out in terror and pain and would soon be dead, the story wasn't over. They knew...they believed...He would soon burst forth from the grave and then all that would be left behind would be the silence of the empty tomb...
