The grave could not hold Jesus. And it will not hold the ones who have faith in Jesus either. He promises, "Because I live, you also will live." (John 14:19) The grave is where we were supposed to get what our sins deserve. But instead, the grave is where the believer gets what our sins deserve - heaven, forever. Instead of closing our eyes in death and opening them again to see even greater death, we close our eyes in death and open them to see Jesus. Leave it to our Greatest Friend to take the devil's greatest weapon and use it as the believer's greatest blessing.
From "WELS.Net" devotional, April 5.
