"WHY SEEK THE LIVING AMONG THE DEAD"

 *WHY SEEK THE LIVING AMONG THE DEAD?*

 “And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?” (Luke 24:5).

The angel asked the women at the tomb, *“Why seek ye the living among the dead?”* That’s a great question! The women who came to the tomb that resurrection morning were seeking Jesus, *but they weren’t seeking a living, victorious Christ*. They were grieving because the Jesus they were seeking was dead.

Likewise, we often seek a dead God. We don’t phrase it that way, of course, but that’s what it amounts to. We pray and talk about how big and impossible our problems are, just as if God was dead. *We forget, or don’t believe, that Jesus overcame ALL the problems of this life*. We say things like, “The doctor told me I’m going to die!” *What does this mean to the person who’s already conquered death? It’s nothing to Him*. If we pray to the risen Christ, then death won’t overwhelm us either.

*When the women at the tomb believed that Jesus was alive, all their sadness turned to joy*. That’s the way it will be with us too *when we start relating to a risen Christ who has put all our enemies under His feet*. It’s not enough to just seek Jesus; we need to seek the risen Lord Jesus. We need to recognize that Jesus is Almighty and start treating Him as such. It doesn’t glorify the Lord to fall apart like a two-dollar suitcase every time something bad happens. We have access to Him who has all power in heaven and earth. *We need to come to the risen Christ and expect resurrection power to flow into our situations*.

*Let true joy arise in your heart today as you seek the Jesus who has conquered death and hell*.