¹When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint [Jesus]. ² And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb..... 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 But he said to them, "Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him. (Mark 1)

Easter is ridiculous. Who in there right mind would ever believe that a dead man, after three days, could come back to life? The message is absolute foolishness.

In a recent children’s sermon I announced to one child that in the next week I was going to appoint him President of the United States. He laughed at me. It was absurd to think such a thing. He told me I was crazy. And he was right. There was no way I had the power to appoint him - or anyone - President. My proclamation was foolishness.

But for God, we believe, nothing is impossible. God can, and did, raise Jesus from the dead. As absurd as it may sound, we believe in the resurrection of Jesus. That is what the ridiculous celebration of Easter is all about. It is foolishness for God to save his children from their sin by sending his son to the cross to die. But God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom. And who are we to question God’s foolishness? God, however, does not call on us to make sense of the resurrection. He only asks us to believe it.

And so during this upcoming Easter season (and every week of the year), I invite you to join us in celebrating the foolishness of God. In faith, trust that Jesus Christ died and rose again for you and, as foolish as it may seem, that God will do the same thing for you.

Our God is a foolish God. Lucky for us.

In Christ,

Pastor Knowles