Let’s get right to it. I want to take you to one of the most dramatic moments in human history. They place the dead body of Jesus in the tomb and roll an enormous rock over the entrance.
Then they stand back, look at their work, and say, “Well, that’s that. It’s finished. Ain’t no way He comes back from that.”
But early on Sunday morning, just before sunrise, the earth rumbles and the stone explodes outward. A light brighter than the sunrise shines from inside that open tomb. And what happens next is mind-blowing … Jesus steps out.
Now, what do you think He said? I can’t prove it. But I bet I know what He was thinking … “Ain’t no grave gonna hold my body down. They said, Ain’t no way! But I say, Ain’t no grave!”
And, folks, can I tell you something? Jesus wants you to say that, too! “Ain’t no grave gonna hold my body down!” That’s what Easter is all about. “They may say, Ain’t no way! But I say, Ain’t no grave!”
Dear Jesus, all we can say is … Wow! You did it! You walked out of the grave. You defeated death.
And, Jesus, maybe I’ve never really opened my heart to You … but I do today. I put my trust in You.
Please show up for me when I close my eyes in this world for the last time. When my heart stops and my lungs still, come, carry Me home. Even if the whole world says, “Ain’t no way!” I’m going to say, “Ain’t no grave!”
I pray this in Your Name, Jesus. Amen.