He is Going Ahead of You

(Mt28:1-10)



God is from everlasting to everlasting (Neh9:5).

He is before time and

He goes ahead before all events.



Faith is acknowledging Him, and

The life of this faith is trusting and following Him.



Men respect those who are before them, such as

Ancestors, predecessors, teachers, and elder siblings,

Since they honor their experiences and learn from them.



Furthermore, they follow those who went ahead of them, such as

Pioneers and groundbreakers for

They want to follow their footsteps of success.



After the ancestor of mankind, Adam,

Ignored God's warning and sinned (Ge2:17, 3:6),

He inherited sin and death to his descendants.



Nevertheless, to let His attribute and plan be known

God called Abraham, the father of faith (Ge12:1).



According to the prophecy that

His descendants will be strangers in a foreign land and return in four generations (Ge15:13-16),

All Israel left Canaan because of famine and went to Egypt (Ge37:28) for

God had sent before them a man ” Joseph ” and prepared food for them (Ps105:16-23).



God sent Moses and

At the end of the 430 years to the very day, they left Egypt (Ex12:40-41) and

They were led into the desert where

God spread for them a table (Ps78:19).



He commanded them to build the sanctuary where

The golden vase of manna was placed inside the Testimony (He9:4) and

It reminded them of God who prepared ahead for their ancestors.



There was also the prophecy that

God would first send the prophet to prepare the way

For the Messiah to come (Mal4:5; Mk9:11-13).



Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it in three days (Jn2:19), because

Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,

He would go ahead before all souls and prepare for them (Jn14:2-3) for

He is the incarnate Word from the beginning (Jn1:1, 14),

Before Abraham was born (Jn8:58),

The firstborn over all creation (Col1:15).



As He died, Jesus said, "It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that He:

1)     Appeared before the One who is before all things and lifted up the Father who alone is from everlasting to everlasting (He9:24);

2)     Condemned the devil who attempted to be the first to ascend the heavenly throne prepared for the Son (Is14:12-15; He1:2); and

3)     With the sins of men died first and made them holy becoming brother to them (He2:11).



His resurrection is the first fruit of resurrection (1Co15:20), and

His ascension is the first escape from Hades, the universe (Col1:15; 2Pe3:7).



The Holy Spirit who came in the name Yeshua

Shows those who follow Him

The place where He first went and prepares for them (Jn14:2; Php3:11-13; Rev20:5).



The man of the Spirit no longer

Worries about the food that spoils for

Yeshua went ahead and prepares for them (Jn21:9).

Therefore, he revolves to follow the path He went ahead

Until he finally arrives in the Father's house.



While there is no answer from the tombs of our human ancestors,

Yeshua who died and rose teaches us:

"Death? It is only a moment so do not be afraid!

Resurrection? It is wonderful so endure and follow Me!



O Lord,

This path You went ahead of us

Let us follow until the end! Amen.