The Tomb was Empty
Mary wept. Seeking a corpse, she mistook Jesus for a
common person. Many of us mistake Jesus as someone common, not the
life-changing Son of God that He actually is. We all have things that we cry
over, struggle with or feel stressed about. We may reach a deadlock, a
dead-end, and feel as if there is no possible way out. Only when we reach the
end of our fleshly strength will we be ready to listen to His voice. When you
realize that you need God, need to know His resurrection power, be quiet, for
you are likely to hear Him calling you. You can search for Him with all your
might, but He can never be found in the strength of your flesh. He has changed!
He has risen. He is known only in the Spirit now, and your flesh wars with the
Spirit.
Christ “after the flesh” was crucified. Knowing Him in
that way results in a corpse vainly searching for another corpse. Mary
searched in her flesh and knew not the Resurrected Christ. When her tears were
drained, and she was at the end of herself, she was ready to hear His voice.
Are you still relying on your own strength and abilities? Are you seeking to
know Jesus after the flesh? Give it up, lay aside who you think He is, humble
yourself before Him, and ask to hear His voice. Only when you give up on the
flesh is the Spirit ready to take over. And the Spirit delights in making Jesus
Christ known to your heart!
