Run As Fast As You Can

So Peter and the other disciple went forth, and they were going to the tomb. The two were running together; and the other disciple ran ahead faster than Peter and came to the tomb first; and stooping and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings lying there; but he did not go in. And so Simon Peter also came, following him, and entered the tomb; and he saw the linen wrappings lying there, and the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself. So the other disciple who had first come to the tomb then also entered, and he saw and believed. John 20:3-8 

Run, run, as fast as you can. Can’t you just see young John, who wrote this book later in life, running with Peter, who was a bit older. John passes Peter on the race to get to the tomb—but he when he gets there, he just peeks inside the open tomb. He doesn’t go in. What is he expecting to find? Would Jesus be there, even though Mary Magdalene said that the Lord was taken out of the tomb? John saw Jesus dead on the cross…so, he probably doesn’t want to see the dead body of Jesus even though He was wrapped in a grave shroud. Bold Peter runs past John and enters the tomb. Then John entered the tomb, too—and seeing that the facecloth had been discarded, realized that it wasn’t just that Jesus wasn’t there…He was risen. Jesus was resurrected! John believed. He believed that Jesus was the Son of God—He was the Living God. Do you have to see to believe?  

RSVP: Jesus has shared a wonderful truth with you. He is the resurrection. How will you respond to Him today? 

Prayer ~ Jesus, just as You said to Martha when Lazarus died, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies…" John 11:25, You say to us now. I praise You for You are the Savior of the world—proven by Your resurrection. You are my Savior and Lord. I believe, even without seeing.

© 2014 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.

All scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise noted.