The Cross - Where Your Victory was Won, Part 2

“But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling clothing; and as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living One among the dead? He is not here, but He has risen. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee.”  Luke 24:1-6

At the moment we become (by faith in Christ’s death) the children of God, something happens to us. We begin to desire things we have never even considered before, and we sense a compulsion to share this new life with anyone and everyone.

We are motivated by the realization and the understanding of what the grace of God really means. The emptiness we once felt deeply has given way to a sense of peace and acceptance. Oh, there are people who still won’t accept or love us, but the pain of their rejection is absorbed by the joy of experiencing total acceptance by God our Father.

You see, it’s true that every living man or woman has a God-shaped vacuum on the inside, and nothing but God Himself can fill that aching void. We are drawn to God. If you have never placed your trust in Christ for the forgiveness of your sin, you’ll never experience the filling of that God-shaped vacuum in your life.

With Christ as your life, you will find abundant motivation for serving Him with your whole heart and with all your energy. Why? Well, don’t you just love to do things for someone you really admire or look up to or love? Who should we wish to please and serve more than our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ?

He is Risen!