Jesus is Miraculous

The Ultimate Miracle

“Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he
said” (Matthew 28:5,6).

Alfred Hitchcock once wrote a story about a woman who murdered her husband and was sentenced to life

in prison. She was determined to escape. As her prison bus approached the penitentiary, she saw an elderly prison

groundskeeper filling up a grave in a cemetery outside the prison walls. Immediately, she plotted her escape. Once

inside, she befriended the groundskeeper. He was going blind and needed eye surgery. “I’ll give you the money for

your surgery if you’ll help me escape,” she said. He agreed. This was the plan. The next time she heard the death

bell toll, she would sneak down to the workroom where the casket was prepared. She would slide inside with the

body and pull the cover closed. The groundskeeper would wheel the casket out to the cemetery, lower it into the

grave and cover it with dirt. But that night, when nobody was watching, he’d return and dig up the casket and set

her free.

One night the death bell tolled. The plan was executed. The woman waited for the man to dig up the grave

as planned. However, several hours passed, and no one showed up to rescue her. In complete panic, she reached

into her pocket for a match. Once lit, she glanced at the corpse beside her and saw that it was the old man himself.

Her only hope lay buried right next to her! This woman had placed her hope in another human being who she

thought would be able to save her. But he went to his grave and ended up taking her with him.

Jesus walked the bitter road of suffering and death. While we walk with him through Holy Week to meditate

on his passion, we can be thankful that he did not take us down through hell to the grave with him. Instead, he

suffered alone for our sins as our substitute. God’s death bell tolled on Good Friday with the darkening of the sky,

the shaking of the earth, and the tearing of a temple curtain. Jesus cried, “It is finished” on the cross. Salvation’s

work was done when his friends placed him in his grave.

But every religious leader in history is in his grave right now except one, and that’s Jesus Christ. His tomb is

empty. He is not there because he lives! Since Jesus is God, he has the power to overcome the grave. That's why

Jesus' resurrection is the ultimate miracle. You are free from sin’s prison. You can place all your trust in him to

rescue you from death. His death paid for your sins, and his resurrection guarantees that you will live with him

forever!

No matter how and where we worship the Lord Jesus this Holy Week and Easter, may you find peace and

joy in the truths of God’s Word. We look forward to the time when our family of faith can join together in worship

once again. Until then, in these changing times, rejoice in the unchanging message of God’s love for you in Jesus!