Risen Indeed!
He is risen! He is risen indeed!
He is risen! He is risen indeed!
Friday was the day of the cross. We call it Good Friday. But from Mary’s viewpoint, “good” was not the word she would use.
Lazarus was four days dead. When Jesus said, “Lazarus, come out,” the dead man responded. Lazarus stood up and shuffled out of the tomb. His resurrected body still showed signs of death—strips of linen wrapped around his body and a burial cloth around his face.
Come out! Those are the words Jesus spoke to a man who was dead. Here’s the account in John 11:43.
As we move through the week of Christmas, we are focusing on Jesus, the One Isaiah described as the “Prince of Peace.”