Death, Where is Your Sting?

Ezekiel 38-39 This week is often called Holy Week. This week we remember the final week of Jesus some 2000 years ago beginning with his triumphal entry on a donkey end ending with his resurrection. In between was a whirlwind of events that led to his arrest, trial, beating, crucifixion, and finally resurrection. If you had been one of Jesus’ disciples during that week, you would have been through the gamut of emotional ups and downs. The good news is that the week ends with the resurrection, the highest of notes. What is the lesson of holy week? One important lesson is simply this: getting to the resurrection is not easy. It was a hard road for Jesus. The gospels make that clear. If it was a hard road for Jesus, it is a hard road for you. I’m not talking about just this week. I’m talking about your life on this earth. It is and will be filled with difficulties, some of which will try and drive you to despair. It helps knowing the resurrection is coming. That can keep you going. We will look at resurrection life next week on Easter. This morning, instead, we will learn some things about the enemies that make this road so hard. What do we learn about God’s enemies? They will have their day and then the end will come. They will be no more. On that day God will have his final victory and that road, once filled with despair, will end.