John 20:19-22 - Unroll the stone from your heart

As the stone that blocks the tomb of Jesus is rolled away it reveals a Lord that is greater than death. At Easter death actually no longer has the last word on our lives. Jesus does, but only if we allow the stone to be rolled away...only if we unlock our hearts...only if we choose God as our God and stop living for the world.

So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]