Easter : The Proof of the
Power of Jesus by Captain Kelly Durant
We have the lights out. Now close your eyes.
I want you to imagine yourself in the grave. You are dead. You died Sunday
April 16th of a heart attack. You have left your body but your
spirit must report to it’s creator. You realize you are as much alive as you
were before, but you have lost that flesh and bone body in the material world.
You are on your way through a tunnel where there is light at the other end, and
you are realizing you are on your way to be judged. As Heb 9:27
27 And as it is appointed
unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.
The question: Do you have the
power to bring your self back to life?
The answer of course is,
“No!” But just as God spoke and there was light and it is an eternal creation,
light now exists because God spoke it into existence, and now eternal life
exists for humanity through His resurrected Son Jesus Christ, because God made
it exist!
Luke 24:1-8
24:1 On the first day of the
week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared
and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but
when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they
were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like
lightning stood beside them. 5 In their fright the women bowed down with their
faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the
living among the dead? 6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told
you, while he was still with you in Galilee :
7'The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified
and on the third day be raised again.'"
8 Then they remembered his words.
In this chapter we have a big
part of the story of Jesus resurrection. How may of you believe that this
God/man came out of the grave as the scripture says?
How many of you believe also
that you will be resurrected on the last day when Jesus returns? If you do not
accept that there was a miracle of resurrection then you cannot be claiming to
be a Christian.
The Resurrection of Jesus is
the main thing that separates Him from all the other religions of the world. Buddha did not come out of his grave, nor did Mohamed. Jesus was the Son of God
and the miracle of the resurrection is the proof His divinity!
He raised Him self up and He
claimed and He will raise us up to be with Him one day. Jesus early in His
teachings taught.. Matt 5:36
36 And do not swear by your
head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black.
How many of you have white
hair and you want to just pray and make it black again? Jesus was almost
comical here in pointing out how we as humans we are not capable of any thing.
We have no control, no mind over matter. And especially we have no control over
supernatural things such as raising our selves from the dead and determining
where our spirit will go after our death.
Today lets remember; death is
a reality on this earth. According to science and the physical world, the death
rate statistic so far has been 100% , except for Jesus and a couple of old
prophets. You will die on one day God has chosen.
Do not forget Romans 6:23
23 For the wages of sin is
death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. All
humanity is condemned to die.
Remember when you are in
front of God, He will judge and condemn you to the eternal prison, the second
death, which is a burning lake of fire for the spirits of men who were
rebellious and liars. But if when you are in front of God and he opens the book
of your life, and He discovers you accepted Jesus His Son, and acceptance does
not mean you just go to church and try to be good. Acceptance means you
actually loved Him and confessed Him, and you loved those who loved Him and you
obey His words, and you loved the unlovely and even ugly people who were lost
so you could win their souls to heaven, then Jesus will step up as a defense
lawyer on your behalf and say wait Father, do not condemn this one. This soul
is mine, I died for Him, and He while he was on the earth heard my words and
followed me, I give this one eternal life!
In the chapter we just read there are 3 main
points I want us to take note of.
When Jesus speaks, you had
better pay attention and do all of what He says, because anyone who has so much
purity and Holiness, so much power and authority over the physical and
spiritual world, is one to be feared and one to be obeyed and respected!
Point One: Jesus Himself
states He came to fulfill the prophecies which written about Him by Moses, the
Prophets, and in the Psalms. There are around 300 prophecies in the Bible
predicted over an almost 2,000 year span on the life of Jesus. No other
culture, the Chinese, the Hindu Indian, the Greeks or Romans have anything like
this. The Yahweh God and prophets of the Hebrews who wrote of His coming are without
a doubt, the most the most obvious proof that Jesus was, in fulfilled prophecy,
the Son of God.
Point Two: Jesus did a
miracle that is not possible by any human, the one of being resurrected and He
proved He had a supernatural body. He appeared and disappeared. He could fool
them to be someone else and then change into His natural appearance again. The
display of the power He had has never been matched. He proved He was
supernatural yet also He was flesh and bones.
Point Three: Luke 24:47
47 and repentance and
forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem
He prophesied in Jerusalem
15 He said to them, "Go
into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.
His main emphasis is that it
is your and my responsibility to tell others the good news that He is alive and
resurrected and that He can forgive your and my sins. You cannot just say thank
you to Him for saving me from death and hell, thank you for resurrecting and
giving me eternal life, and then not be concerned for your family, friends and
neighbors and the lost souls. Jesus came back to life for you but He has no
other hands but your hands to show others of His love. He has no other feet but
yours to go out to share His love. He only has your mouth to speak of the good
news that he is alive and well and that He wants to make you alive and well
too! You must tell others or you are failing Him! Easter is the best time too!
If you have not received
Jesus today, then now is you chance. If you have believed on Jesus but you have
not been telling others about Him, telling them of His forgiveness of sins,
then now is your chance. Pray...
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