Looking for Life in All the Wrong Places

…the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead?”   Luke 24:5

-A junkie stares vacantly into space. His words are slurred but unmistakable: “This is livin’, man. Nobody tells me what to do.”

-A coed staggers from the frat house and the door slams shut. Her clothes are ripped and her body hurts in places it’s never hurt before. She straightens her torn skirt and slaps tears from her cheeks. “I only wanted to have fun,” she whispers.

-A man slumps at his desk and winces at the time. 2 am. Another 90-hour week. His wife is complaining and he barely sees his kids, but his stock has never looked so good. Money is the mistress he chose, so why does he feel so dead inside?

Humanity has always looked for the living among the dead. We seek satisfaction, purpose, and love in all the wrong places. We’re so sure we know where to find it that we refuse to consider anything else. Jesus’ friends did the same thing. They came to the graveyard looking for the dead body of a man. Imagine if they’d found it! Christianity would have ended that day. 

Instead, they discovered a living Savior, the Son of God, the Lifegiver who could not be confined to a tomb. When we try to find life among the world’s corpses, we end up with nothing but regrets. Christ’s resurrection guarantees new life for all who seek Him.  

In what ways have you looked for the living among the dead?

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