Luke 24:5-7 -- On Prophecy and Resurrection

"And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again."
Luke 24:5-7


Here, some angels are offering a reminder of what Christ said. He told them ahead of time what was coming, but they didn't believe it, or they thought it was symbolic, or they just didn't remember... and as fallible humans I think that is fairly normal. Rising from the dead is a hard one to believe when we are so used to death and endings, and thinking of things as finite. But just as the angels offered a reminder here, God reminds us with these verses and many others that resurrection is real, that because Christ lived and died for us, and rose again, that we will also rise again, and that we have a chance at even more if we put him first and take his advice to make ourselves and the world around us better.

Today, let's remember that just like Christ's prophecy of his own death and resurrection came true, all the rest of God's promises are also true. If we stick with God and stay on his path, it will lead us to happiness and not just physical immortality, but spiritual eternal life blessed by the presence of God. Let's remember that limitations and endings are temporary, and that God promises us forever. Let's reach for those promises, remembering the empty tomb and that we don't need to be afraid of death, but can instead work on preparing for eternity.