LUKE 24 (PART 1): IT MAKES NO SENSE

I can not believe
I’ve been writing poetry
since December 14th of 2019.

And now, here I am
wrapping up Luke 24 -
a 2 part sermon
on “Christ is Risen.”

After Jesus was taken down
from the cross,
and wrapped in linen cloth,
He was placed in a tomb,
that was cut in a rock.

And the women followed Joseph -
the rich owner - of the tomb
to the place where Jesus
would be buried.

Then went home to prepare
spices and perfumes,
but they rested for a day,
because it was the Sabbath.

Early in the morning,
the women got up
and swiftly went
to prepare the body of Jesus.

But when they got there,
they were left in awe,
because the stone was rolled away
and Jesus was not there.

While they were wondering
where His body could have went,
two angels descended upon them.

Two men appeared, quite suddenly
dressed in shiny clothes 
that gleamed like lightning.

Instead of speaking,
and asking where Jesus was,
the women became frightened
and bowed their heads.

Without asking questions -
the angels knew their thoughts,
and this is how
they responded to them,
“Why do you look
for the living among the dead?
He is not here; He has risen!”

Can you imagine
this happening to you?
The body of your loved one,
mysteriously disappearing
and two shining men,
suddenly appearing -
only to pronounce
that your loved one has resurrected?

It’s no wonder
so many people
think Christians
are crazy and dumb!

Without faith,
it does not make sense!

From Adam and Eve
being made from clay
to God giving life
through his own breath;
from frolicking in the garden,
being totally content,
to falling into temptation
and accepting Satan’s request;
from living in the blessing
to enduring the curse,
from suffering and hardship 
to eternal life through Jesus Christ;
from bondage to freedom;
and wilderness to blessed;
from Genesis and Revelation
and creation and death.

None of it makes any sense!

From the pouring of blood
through animal sacrifice
to the outpouring of blood
through Jesus Christ

From Noah’s Ark
to Peter leaving the boat;
from the staff and rod,
to the Master and servant;
from two by two
to Holy Spirit in you;
from the lost sheep
to the multitudes;
from Judges and Kings
to prophets and priests,
from Jews to Gentiles
to angels and demons -
I tell you all,
it now makes perfect sense.

From hearing in the Spirit
to seeing visions and dreams,
from casting our cares 
to raising His banner, victorious;
from altars and bricks,
and branches and trees,
to sacrifice and dominion,
and the burning of wheat;
from hope and heaven
to despair and hell;
from God with us to the bell toll.
From highway to Heaven,
and great escapes
to miracles abounding
and the opening of gates.
From Abraham and Sara
to Ahab and Jezebel,
from Sampson and Delilah
to Boaz and Ruth;
from Cain and Abel
to mercy and grace.

None of it makes sense...
until you have faith.

Jesus said,
“Why do you look for the living
among the dead?
He is not here;
he has risen!”

These words only make sense
to those who believe
and have been given the ability
to understand divine revelation.

We have been taught
that everyone goes to heaven,
but the truth is,
without Christ,
we are already dead.

God’s mercy and grace
is provided purely from love.
His heart’s desire
is for His Bride to come home.

He gave us His Son,
as His mouthpiece-
and its only Jesus
that provides the key.

He gave us His Spirit,
to guide us into the truth,
so that we could understand
the difference between life and death.

The truth is,
we should read the Bible backwards.

If we start with the end,
maybe then we could get out of our heads.
Maranatha
would be everyone's motto.

The truth is Heaven is coming -
down to the earth,
and when it happens,
the saints will be resurrected.

We will have new bodies,
and our spirits will live.
We will rejoice and worship
our King and our Priest,
Jesus Christ.

We will be citizens of Heaven
and we will never look back
because the promise is abundance,
and no longer lack.

God will establish
His Kingdom on earth,
and no wickedness will exist
to play tricks on us.

All of the harvest will have been picked,
and the fruit of the trees will never rot.

Maranatha,
My heart rejoices!
Maranatha,
The Lord is coming back!

“Remember how he told you,
while he was still with you in Galilee:
‘The Son of Man must be delivered
over to the hands of sinners,
be crucified and on the third day
be raised again.’ ”
“Then they remembered his words.”
“When they came back
from the tomb,
they told all these things
to the Eleven and to all the others.
It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna,
Mary the mother of James,
and the others with them
who told this to the apostles.
But they did not believe the women,
because their words seemed to them
like nonsense.
Peter, however, got up
and ran to the tomb.
Bending over, he saw the strips
of linen lying by themselves,
and he went away,
wondering to himself
what had happened.”
‭Luke 24:6-12

What will you do
with the words
that you have heard?
Will you think
they are nonsense,
​or will you respond in faith?