Come and See

See the cross?

He's not there. They took Jesus down after his death and put him in a tomb.

See the tomb?

He's not there either. The one that created life defeated death. He offered a new life to us. Eternal life.

Where we will see Jesus.


Look around. Do you see Jesus now? He's here in his creation.

He's in the visible signs of spring.

The young deer I saw off the side of the highway.
The grass turning green.
The cardinal in my front yard.
The lightning and thunder of spring storms.


He's in us.

The healed hearts and the healed bodies.
The forgiveness and grace extended to us when we don't deserve it.
The forgiveness and grace we extend to others (because on our own, we aren't that good).
The acts of kindness to others.
The words of affirmation to each other.

He walked out of the tomb and ascended to Heaven. He physically left. But he gave us his spirit. He's in us.

John 14:15-17
“If you love me, obey my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. 17 He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you."

Look at the cross. It's empty.
Look at the tomb. It's empty.

Look to Heaven, because he will return.