His Glory My Joy, a blog of Author Luana Ehrlich

It’s not the end of the story! Have you ever come to the end of a book, where the inevitable conflicts have been resolved, and you were reading the last chapter, and yet, you felt a little unsatisfied with how the story ended?

Then, at that moment, just when you were trying to come to grips with your feelings, you turned the page and found another chapter?

What a relief!

That’s what happens in the gospel of Matthew when Jesus is crucified. He’s dead. The body’s in the grave. The disciples have been grieving for three days. His enemies are happy. At last, He’s gone. End of Matthew chapter 27.

But it’s not the end.

Turn the page. There’s another chapter. Chapter 28. A big chapter. A significant chapter. A life-changing chapter.

Jesus isn’t dead. Yes, He died. There was no doubt about that—the Roman soldiers thrust a sword through His side just to make sure He was dead.

But, because He lived a sinless life, the breath of life, God’s breath, returned, and He walked out of that grave to a new life, a different life, a resurrected life.

Now, here’s one of the best parts about this very true story: this immortal life, this eternal life, is available to anyone who’s willing who put their trust in Him.

John 11:25-26: “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die.”

Believe me, the life story of anyone who does that will end well.

In fact, their story will continue for all eternity.