He’s Coming Back
Scripture: John 14:3Devotional Series: Resurrection Power
Teaching: Resurrection Power pt. 1 (SUN_AM 2024-03-31) by Pastor Star R Scott
Aren’t you thankful for His resurrection power? Jesus is alive! The tomb is empty, praise God! And we’re here today because of that victory that was won; amen? None of us in this room sought after God. He sought after us. The Scripture makes it very clear, in the book of Romans, that there’s none that seek the Lord. He is always—it’s called prevenient grace—He is always the originator. He’s the one that died, was slain before the foundation of the world. He knew you, loved you, died for you “before you were in your mother’s womb,” the Scripture says. Thank God for that love and that mercy that’s been shown to us; amen? So, we celebrate that victory that was won on that Easter morning.
Let’s look back at this great event that took place 2,000 years ago. The prophets had declared it. Jesus, Himself, had spoken time and time again that He would suffer at the hands of the elders, He would be killed, but that He would rise again the third day. And He continued to say over and over to those, His followers—“They’re going to kill me. They’re going to crucify me.” Matthew 20. “But I’m going to rise again,” praise God! He confounded them when He spoke in John’s Gospel, the second chapter. It said, “As they marveled at the temple, He said, ‘This temple will be destroyed.’ ‘But,’ He said, ‘I’m going to build it again, and in three days that temple will be restored.’ And they marveled, and they said, ‘It took 46 years to build the temple, and you say in three days?’ But He spoke of the temple of His body” (John 2:19-21). Amen? John made it very clear. So, the message of His resurrection was spoken directly and boldly, but even His closest followers didn’t believe it. They had trouble receiving that reality. Why? Because all of their hope and trust was in a temporary kingdom, a political kingdom, a natural kingdom. But His kingdom is not of this world; amen? “His kingdom is without observation,” the Scripture says. His kingdom is a kingdom of power and might, prophesied so clearly in the book of Daniel. “And to this kingdom, there will be no end” (Daniel 7:14). Praise God!
Jesus is coming back very soon. And His kingdom is going to be manifested in a way that many who attend church every Sunday can’t imagine. So much has been lost in the professed church today, the loss of the belief in the imminent return of Jesus Christ. He said, “I’m going to heaven after this resurrection and ascension to prepare a place for you. And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself, that where I am, there you may be also” (John 14:3); amen? Happy Easter, praise God! He’s coming back! The tomb’s empty, and Jesus is coming back to receive us to Himself, praise God! To me, that’s one of the most exciting things of the Resurrection. I’m just so thrilled by the fact that in that great resurrection power, as He talked to His disciples and gave them that promise, “I am coming back, but here’s some more good news: In these days that you have to put up with here, as you remain, and fight this good fight of faith…” He said, “I want you to know something, that I’m seated at the right hand of the Father, and I am ever living to make intersession for you.” Whenever you feel alone, you can be assured of one thing: Jesus is risen from the dead, He’s at the right hand of God the Father, and He’s praying for you today. Can you say, “Praise God!” for that? Things may seem tough. You may be experiencing some trials in your life today. Maybe you’re battling with different doubts. Some even warring with the reality of this resurrection of Christ, doubting whether or not the redemptive work on the cross was truly effective. Be sure of one thing in the midst of all of your doubts: His faith never fails, and He’s praying for you, praise God! Amen?