EMPTY OR FULL

I loved the sermon that my Preacher did last Sunday. It was one of those sermons that make you think. I wanted to grab a pen and paper and start jotting down notes so that I could be sure to tell all of you about it. I was sure that I would be able to remember the sermon and of course, I can’t. I will try to stumble my way and I hope you at least understand the concept.

Last Sunday was Easter and the tomb was found to be empty. Most of the time when you think about things being empty it is not associated with something good. The half empty glass is used to describe someone who is a pessimist. This person is a Negative Nellie and looks for the worst possible outcome. This is all just a person’s perspective and nothing based on reality.

What about empty promises? I think we have all seen commercials that promise you the moon for the low, low, price of 9.99. PLUS, if you call now you will get double the empty promises. Worthless, meaningless, and empty. These promises are not based on fact. They take advantage of people’s dreams and hopes and desires. They take advantage of those who are searching for something better.

I’ll love you forever. I will never let you down. If you eat of this fruit you will become as God. What kind of promises has satan told us? He will be that little voice in your head telling you that you are not good enough. He will tell you that you are not loved. He will tell you that the Lord will forsake you.

In Luke 24: 46 it tells that, “The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day.” That was a promise! When the women arrived at the grave they found the stone to have been rolled away from the grave. Why were they even going to the grave? They had spices to anoint Jesus’s body but how did they think they were going to be able to do that? How did they think they could get passed the stone blocking the entrance? They had heard the promises that Jesus would arise on the third day and they BELIEVED! They knew that it was not an empty promise.

Can you imagine how they felt to find an empty tomb? They might have been worried and thinking that someone had stolen the body or maybe they were happy and thinking that He had risen.

This is the one time that I am thankful for the emptiness. Because the tomb was found to be empty my soul can be full. My dreams, hopes, and desires are not founded on empty promises but on the Lord’s word. Jesus’s fulfillment of God’s plan from the cross to the grave to finally to His ascension gave me a chance to spend eternity in Heaven.

The next time you see a half empty glass just smile and thank the Lord for the emptiness.

Have a Blessed Day!