It is a miracle, there is no other way to describe it. Christmas is often described by Christians as being a miracle but this is more. I totally believe in the Resurrection. I have never doubted it. I know that God is capable of doing miraculous things. As the Apostle Paul said to King Agrippa when he was on trial “why should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?” (Acts 26:8 NIV) If God be God, why doubt the Resurrection?
It has been fascinating for me to meet many people who say they believe that God is real but do not believe in the Resurrection. If God is omnipotent (all powerful) nothing is beyond His capability. God would not be God if He were limited by our finite minds being able to understand all that He does. So we describe the resurrection of Jesus a miracle of God and stand in awe. And want to hold the miracle!
It is no wonder that John 20:17 relates how Mary held Jesus tightly outside the tomb until He told her “Don’t hold me so tight.” When you have grasped a miracle, you just never want to let go.
I can feel the nervous excitement of the disciples when Jesus appeared to them after His resurrection and showed them His hands and feet and they could not believe it “because of joy and amazement.” (John 24:4) It was too good to be true. Yet, it was true!
Standing face to face with a miracle can be a dangerous thing. It can set you free forever to believe that “all things are possible to him who believes in Jesus” (Mark 9:23) Or it can lock you into a kind of cynical fog that will enshroud your life in blandness.
Go for it this week. Reach for the miracle this weekend. Reach out to the Miracle Worker! Touch the Risen Jesus! Don’t miss out on this ripe opportunity!
“Lord God, cynicism and skepticism abound in our world, we have been
trapped for so long. Now we want to reach out to You by faith. Amen”
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