3 So Peter and the other disciple went forth, and they were going to the tomb.
4 The two were running together; and the other disciple ran ahead faster than Peter and came to the tomb first;
5 and stooping and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings lying there; but he did not go in.
6 And so Simon Peter also came, following him, and entered the tomb; and he saw the linen wrappings lying there,
7 and the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself.
8 So the other disciple who had first come to the tomb then also entered, and he saw and believed.
9 For as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead.
10 So the disciples went away again to their own homes.” John 20:1-10.
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The Empty Tomb. We tend to rush through this passage in order to think about the resurrection, but we need to meditate on this passage as it is.
Let us think about the reactions of Mary Magdalene and the disciples Peter and John. They seem puzzled and sad when they encountered the empty tomb.
There is a lesson for us here. In our lives, we encounter emptiness. We may be faced with an empty wallet or an empty home. We may base our feelings and other reactions on what we see rather than on what we believe. We may forget about Scripture to focus on the cold, hard facts. We need to read and remember and meditate upon Scripture. We need to have faith. We need to live by faith.
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old gained approval. By faith …” Hebrews Chapter 11.
“For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.” Romans 8:24-25.
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