Has Jesus Been Taken from Us This Easter

This coming Resurrection Sunday, many of us are lamenting the fact that we cannot enjoy the fellowship of Believers in our places of worship. Everything that goes along with our Easter celebrations- family BBQs, games for the children, sunrise services, and dressing up in our Sunday best to bring our worship to the LORD – is gone this year.

I wonder if we feel as Mary Magdalene felt when she ran to the tomb that Easter morning intending to bring her offerings of spices and oils to bless Jesus and found it empty. She wept bitterly. When the angels asked her why, she was so distraught that she did see the miraculous around her, and said, “They have taken away my LORD, and I do not know where they have laid Him.” (John 20:11-18)

This Easter season many of us are fearful and feeling like we have lost our LORD and don’t know where to find Him. We feel as if they have taken Him from us. In our distress, we do not see the miraculous around us.

It is not until Mary hears the voice of Jesus call her by name, “Mary”, in that sweet, gentle, loving voice that she turns and sees Jesus standing before her.

This Easter season, perhaps Jesus needed to remove all the distractions from our lives to get us alone so that we could hear Him call us by name. He is not lost in this time of distress. He has not been taken away from us just because our church buildings have been restricted from us for a time.

He is in us!

However, just like Mary ran and clung to Him and would have joyfully stayed in His loving arms forever. He had to tell her, “Do not cling to Me…go tell My brethren I have risen.”  So, Jesus is telling us in this season where people are looking into an empty tomb of fear and distress, wondering where God is, “GO! Tell them that I have risen! Tell them the good news of Salvation.”

When this time of uncertainty passes by, many of us will be the first to run into our places of worship and never again take that privilege for granted, but for now since we cannot go to church, Jesus is calling us to be His church. Let us open our eyes to the miraculous that God is working in this time for we know that He works all things for good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28).

This Holy Week, let as pray that Jesus makes a triumphant entrance into our homes, communities, cities, country and world. Jesus, your church and Bride pray "Come, LORD Jesus, come."

In Jesus Name I pray. Amen

Love,

Yolanda