10 Days of Easter: Day 7

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Truth from the Bible: Jesus showed His power over death as He came back form the dead three days after the crucifixion.
What do I do with it?: You'll reflect on Jesus' complete control over all things and how this gives you confidence to live as a Christ-follower.

Begin today by meditating on this quote:

"When I survey the wondrous cross on which the Prince of Glory died, my richest gain I count but lost. And pour contempt on all my pride."-Isaac Watts

There is no power int he cross, but rather the One who died on it. There is no power int he empty tomb, but rather the one who got up and walked out of it. There is no real power in a person's life except the power of Christ within.

Take a few moments to read John 20:1-18. Allow time to let it sink in.

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”

So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.)  Then the disciples went back to where they were staying.

Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?”“They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.”  At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.

He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?”Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.” Jesus said to her, “Mary.”She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic,“Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”). Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.
-John 20 (NIV)

Now take this challenge:

• Find three different crosses in three different places today. Snap a picture of them with your phone. Let the three crosses remind you that after three days in the grave, Jesus arose and defeated death.
• Once you find all three, share your photos on social media and tell the world that Jesus is alive! (You can use PicStitch or a similar photo editing program to combine all three into one photo. Tag TurningPoint on your social media sites and use #10DaysOfEaster.)