The thought of Jesus being alive front the dead brought fear to Jesus' own mother and sister. In fact, they were "trembling, astonished and overwhelmed"! Jesus had conquered death! His power was unprecedented and He had now accomplished all that God had sent Him to do. Mary, His own mother, could say nothing because she was afraid!
As we come to Easter we need to realize that we are dealing with a powerful and holy God. He is not about looking nice in our Sunday best, He is about conquering sin and death for us all. His desire is to give us life, which begins with faith and radically changes everyday thereafter. He is not a God to be secure around when we are not living for Him. If you don't fear Him, I doubt you actually know HIm.
We fear our earthly fathers when we know we are living outside of their desires. Why would we not fear our heavenly Father when we are living outside of His desires? Each one of us will give an account to God. He is a risen Savior! He is to be feared.
Just saying.
a Lamb as though it had been slain up and walking around should produce awe and humility in full despair of any confidence one had prior to witnessing such a spectacle.
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