Today's Devotion: On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. (The Holy Bible : New International Version. electronic ed. Grand Rapids : Zondervan, 1996, c1984, S. Lk 24:1-3)

The Teacher's Commentary brings up an interesting point. "If history’s record had closed with the cross and tomb, life for us too would be empty." (Richards, Larry ; Richards, Lawrence O.: The Teacher's Commentary. Wheaton, Ill. : Victor Books, 1987, S. 699). Our lives would be as empty as that tomb that the two women found in the account of Luke, above.

Today's Comments: The empty tomb is just the beginning of life for us in Christ. It is a revelation of the significance in the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. It is the beginning of new life for us and reminds us that, without the crucifixion, there is no atonement for our transgression, and without the death of Jesus and the tomb, there can be no resurrection. As we enter into Holy Week, let us be reminded that the cross and tomb are major parts in our Christian heritage that should not be overlooked.