A Place To Start Over

"Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they said among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?” But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away—for it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a long white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him. But go, tell His disciples—and Peter—that He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, as He said to you.” So they went out quickly and fled from the tomb, for they trembled and were amazed. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. - Mark 16:1-8 NKJV

Where there is no hope, where there is despair, where there is fear, where there is emptiness, where there is bitterness, where there is resentment, where there is loneliness of your soul, where there is anxiety attack out of nowhere, where there is feeling of being separated from everything, where there is a shattered dream in your life, where there is no joy, no peace, no love, no power in you, there is a right place to start which is to listen to the wonderful and marvelous news of the Risen Christ Jesus from the dead. The news of eternal hope was first of all given to a woman at the empty tomb of Jesus Christ and then spread to the disciples and Peter, two disciples down the road to Emmaus, five hundred of brethren at the same time, and last of all the apostle Paul.

This news has still been reaching out millions of people individually and personally throughout the centuries. Yes, individually. Christ Jesus, the Risen Lord, is still available right now in your very midst. He is the life, the way, and the truth. Just open your heart and receive Him, as Jesus promised, rivers of living water will overflow from within you. He is the One who gives that very life, the resurrected life to all who seeks and searches humbly and faithfully. “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” (John 7:37b-38 NKJV) Here is a marvelous promise of our Lord Jesus Christ in the last book of the Scripture. “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.” (Revelation 3:20 NKJV)