It's Empty !!!!!

 If my bank account, refrigerator, gas tank or well are empty that is not a good thing.  I tried hard to think of the positive of empty.  If my mailbox is empty that means no bills to pay & if my dishwasher is empty I don't have to put dishes away.  Those can be good things.  But there is no "empty" like the empty tomb on Easter morning.  He is RISEN !!! (cartoon by Inherit the Mirth)  It's what this day is ALL about.  For if He is not, then my faith is futile & the JOY I find in doing this blog has no meaning.  The life of Christ & the empty tomb are not just Biblical facts, they are historical - they were recorded in other books besides the Bible.  One thing I love about the Resurrection story is how God has injected some humor. Matthew 28:13 "You (the soldiers) are to say, 'His disciples came during the night and stole Him away while we were asleep."  Now think about that. Duh !!!!  I also love that Jesus met the women first - He knew the news about Him would spread quickly that way !!!!!  Matthew 28:8-10 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with JOY, and ran to tell His disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” He said. They came to Him, clasped His feet and worshiped Him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see Me.”

WOW !!! Here's a final thought.  If you were given the awesome opportunity to introduce Christ after He had risen from the dead, how would you do it?  Here is how Steve Harvey would - Needs No Introduction