Somehow Jesus’ followers were not looking for Him to rise from the dead. They had forgotten His promise to return. If it was true of them, what can the rest of us learn from them?
A Fresh Encounter
As Peter, John and Mary Magdalene made their way back to the empty tomb, they didn’t do so expecting that Jesus had risen from the dead. But soon they would each have a fresh encounter with Him. We, too, would do well to go back to the empty tomb and experience a fresh encounter with Jesus!