Re:Verse passage – Joshua 7:6-12, 20-21 (day seven)
I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy the things under the ban from your midst. Joshua 7:12
and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Matthew 28:20
Aren’t you thankful for the cross? Without the cross, we alone are accountable for our transgressions. Without the cross, we are dead in our trespasses and sins. Without the cross, we put others at risk with every selfish decision. Aren’t you thankful for the cross?
Aren’t you thankful for the empty tomb? Without the empty tomb, the presence of the Lord is not guaranteed. Without the empty tomb, we are left to fight our enemies alone. Without the empty tomb, death would be our greatest fear. Aren’t you thankful for the empty tomb?
The cross and the tomb bring us the promise of a Risen Savior. They bring us a promise that the Lord will always be by our side. They promise us hope.
He is Risen!
He is risen, indeed!