'Rolled Away!' — Mark 16:3-4
On the way [to the tomb, the women who were going to anoint Jesus' body] were asking each other, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?" But as they arrived, they looked up and saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled aside.— Mark 16:3-4 NLT
Key Thought
The question about moving the stone is such a practical one for the women as they approach the tomb. The grave of Jesus has been sealed with a heavy stone. [1] The women couldn't manage it — they would need help to move the stone away. Little did they know that God had already taken care of this problem in a far bigger way than they could ever imagine. At the same time, the question about who will figuratively move the stone from our graves is one that each human being really faces in his or her own life. If we view our own death as a problem because we don't have the answer for what happens next, then efforts to preserve our physical lives may become unreasonably important to us. Of course, those efforts will ultimately fail. So our Father in heaven gives us the greatest present we could ever receive: He raised his Son from the dead and gives life to us through Jesus. God has rolled away the stone — Jesus' stone at the tomb and ours as well.
Today's Prayer
Gracious Father, thank you for rolling the stone of death away and for promising us eternal life. What a great gift! In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
Related Scripture Readings
Hebrews 2:14-18
1 Corinthians 15:54-55
Romans 8:11
On the way [to the tomb, the women who were going to anoint Jesus' body] were asking each other, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?" But as they arrived, they looked up and saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled aside.— Mark 16:3-4 NLT
Key Thought
The question about moving the stone is such a practical one for the women as they approach the tomb. The grave of Jesus has been sealed with a heavy stone. [1] The women couldn't manage it — they would need help to move the stone away. Little did they know that God had already taken care of this problem in a far bigger way than they could ever imagine. At the same time, the question about who will figuratively move the stone from our graves is one that each human being really faces in his or her own life. If we view our own death as a problem because we don't have the answer for what happens next, then efforts to preserve our physical lives may become unreasonably important to us. Of course, those efforts will ultimately fail. So our Father in heaven gives us the greatest present we could ever receive: He raised his Son from the dead and gives life to us through Jesus. God has rolled away the stone — Jesus' stone at the tomb and ours as well.
[1] Matthew 27:60-66.Today's Prayer
Gracious Father, thank you for rolling the stone of death away and for promising us eternal life. What a great gift! In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
Related Scripture Readings
Hebrews 2:14-18
1 Corinthians 15:54-55
Romans 8:11
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