Morning by Morning, April 10 - Running with the Good News of Resurrection Glory Good morning, Lord Jesus. Risen Lord, Reigning King, come rule and reign in me today. ... “Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it. His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. And the guards shook for fear of him, and became like dead men. “But the angel answered and said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you. “So they went out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word” (Matthew 28:1-8). He is risen! He is risen indeed! Just as You rose from the dead, You rise in our hearts to live in us. “Christ in (us), the hope glory!” (Colossians 1:27). We live in resurrection power because the same Power who raised You from the dead lives in us! “If the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in (us), He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to (our) mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in (us)!” (Romans 8:11) As I mediate on the words and the wonder of that Resurrection Morning, I’m drawn to the reaction of fear in response to the angel of the Lord by both the guards and the women. As for the guards, they were shaken by the fear of the Lord to fall like dead men. But for the women, they were shaken by the fear of the Lord to tremble with joy -- with both “fear and great joy” to run with the word of the good news of Your resurrection glory! Reverence for Your resurrection should stir within us both the fear of the Lord and the joy of the Lord. We should be moved by fear and reverence for Your holiness and glory and power in all that You are and all You have done. And at the same time, we should be moved with great joy. Not just fear but also joy. No just joy but also fear -- reverent, worshipful, honoring fear of the Lord, while also being filled with the joy of the Lord. “Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him!” (Psalm 33:8) “In Your Presence is fullness of joy!” (Psalm 16:11) In holy fear and exuberant joy, I celebrate Your resurrection and embrace Your resurrection power to live my life in resurrection union with You -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God! In the reverent fear of God, let me never take Your resurrection for granted. And in overflowing joy, let me never stop running with the word of the good news of Your resurrection glory! In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today. In the love of Jesus, Tommy Hays My friend, may you be filled with the awesome fear of the Lord and the exuberant joy of the Lord as you run and share the hope in you everywhere He send you with the good news of His resurrection glory, in Jesus' name. God bless you! Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries Mailing Address: 412 S. Adams Street #148 Fredericksburg, Texas 78624
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