Spiritual And Physical Phenomena

Daily Devotional
Spiritual And Physical Phenomena
By Pastor Olu Brown
This week's topic: Resurrection


"…they asked each other, "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?" 4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. 5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. 6 "Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. Mark 16: 3-6 (NIV)


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As we leave the Easter season, I believe most of us are able to focus more intently on the story of the Resurrection. Spiritually and physically the Resurrection is an almost unbelievable event. I personally don’t know of anyone who was physically dead and now is alive other than Jesus. It is not something you hear or see every day. The Resurrection is a moment of spiritual awakening for some and a physical phenomena for others.

What is most striking to me is, what the Resurrection of Jesus means personally. When Mary Magdalene and others approached Jesus’ tomb in Mark’s Gospel their conversation was around burial practices. They were caught up in preparing Jesus’ body according to the customs of their time. They had no idea they were in for the experience of a lifetime. When they arrived at the tomb, they saw the tombstone rolled away and what appeared to be an angel dressed in white. The angel spoke these words “Don’t be alarmed…you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.”

I can only imagine how this experience touched each of their lives on a personal level. How they were changed and blessed because the One they believed in and followed was no longer dead but had risen. They understood spiritually and were in awe of the physical phenomena but on a personal level, their lives would never be the same.

The Resurrection is both a spiritual and physical phenomena. The Resurrection is also a personal experience with Jesus. Personally, the Resurrection touches our lives in such a way that we can never be the same. For me, the personal blessing of the Resurrection is the affirmation that I can get up because my savior got up. Because Jesus rose again I can rise again. The Resurrection is a personal victory statement for each of us as we live this life and prepare for life beyond this world. In this life, we know that no matter what we face it is never the end and that through the power of the resurrection we can have new life, hope and possibility on this side. It also confirms that when we leave this world we can have new life as well.


The lead pastor of Impact Church, located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, Pastor Olu Brown has helped grow Impact into one of the fastest growing new church starts in America. For more information about Pastor Brown, log onto http://www.impactdcd.org or by following him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/olub.