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Why Do Seek the Living Among the Dead?
John’s account of the resurrection of Christ is probably my favorite.
The reason being verse 5:
“Why do you seek the living among the dead?
The reason this statement strikes me so powerfully, is that too often we seek for “life” among things that are actually “lifeless”!
Our pursuit for what is “life–giving” and “life fulfilling” is misdirected.
This Resurrection Sunday, I hope we can all come to the realization that this Christian faith is all about “life” and that life “abundantly”!
Jesus Came To Bring Life
Read ONLY 10–b:
What kind of life is Jesus talking about?
This is the life that God intended for us at Creation.
It is a life lived in the presence of Almighty God.
It is a life lived in the blessings of a loving God.
It is a life lived in harmony with one another and with Creation itself.
It’s important to take Jesus’ complete statement because there is and has been a threat to this life.
Sin Cames As An Intruder
The “thief” here is often spoken of as Satan.
But this is not accurate.
In the context, Jesus is speaking about false shepherds and teachers who lead the “sheep” (people) astray.
These shepherds are under spiritual influence.
We know the apostle John writes that there is an “anti–Christ spirit” in the world already.
This “spirit” influences and ideology or philosophy promoting and offering life in abundance apart from Christ.
Secular Humanism
Materialism
Liberalism
Hedonism
Ultimately this spirit is under the power of Satan, so we can understand why some refer to the thief as the devil.
These “thieves” lead us to sin; breaking from God’s created intent.
Sin separates us from:
God’s presence.
God’s blessings.
God’s harmony.
Sin separates us from life itself!
The wages of sin is death!
These thieves kill and destroy the life God has intended for us.
These enemies make up a long list!
Jesus Came To Destroy The Intruder!
Remember what we’ve just read: “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”
How exactly does Jesus go out this?
The strong man is Satan, the tempter of sin and rebellion, is fully armed with deception:
False teaching
False teachers
Ideologies
Philosophies
His possessions are people under the deception.
Yet, Jesus is someone even stronger!
He has overpowered the enemy, exposed his weapons, and sets the captives free!
How did Jesus go about this?
Jesus’ Death and Resurrection
God has made us alive with Christ cancelling the record of charges against us by nailing it to the cross!
He has disarmed the intruders and any authority they may have had in our lives.
United With Christ
When we identify with Christ by faith, we died to sin with him and our old selves were crucified with Christ.
Sin now loses its power in our lives!
It loses its power to condemn us.
Its power is deceit and compulsion that it equals life!
But, it is now exposed to be a lie!
It is an intruder to the life God has for us and only wants to steal, kill, and destroy.
We are now dead to sin and alive to God through Christ!
The Thief and Intruder No Longer Push Us Around!
We were dead but now we are alive through Christ!
We now live the new life we were created to live!
Free from the “intruders” that attempt to steal, kill, and destroy.
Final Thoughts
The resurrection of Christ raises us to new life!
We no longer continue in sin, because sin is the intruder that steals, kills, and destroys the life God has created us to live!
Jesus has come to give life and that life more abundantly.
It is a life lived in the presence of Almighty God.
It is a life lived in the blessings of a loving God.
It is a life lived in harmony with one another and with Creation itself.
This is life!
And it’s going to be good life!
And remember, when this part of our life is over, our forever, eternal life will just be beginning!
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