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As I mentioned yesterday, a while back, I was visiting the Jewish quarters in a European country. I went to enter the ancient graveyard, but the rabbi came out and apologised and said it was ‘closed for the evening,’ but went on to say, ‘They will be coming out soon.’

I mentioned Ecclesiastes 9:5 and quoted it to him,

‘For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing.’ (BSB)

I then went on to tell him a story about two little girls who were talking about Jesus,

            ‘Where did Jesus go when he died?’ One girl said.

            ‘He stayed in the tomb for three days,’ the Christian girl replied.

            ‘What is a tomb?’

            ‘It’s like a drawer where your mum keeps all her important things, but the tomb is a drawer only God can open.’

Out of the mouth of babes come incredible truths. And that brings us back to the discussion we had yesterday. We may have 70 – 80 years of life, but think about it, our cells renew every few days, months, and every ten years in the case of bone cells. We were meant to live forever. Well, that was until sin entered the world. Sin, like a disease brought humankind to its knees.

Jesus spoke about the tomb in John 5: 28,29,

‘Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming, in which all those who are in the tombs will here his voice and come out-those who have done what is good will rise to live…’

There you go, the drawers will open.