The Living among the dead

Recently one of my story-crafting groups and I were visiting the village where they share their stories. They shared the story of the resurrection of Jesus, in which there’s that wonderful line the angel says: “Why do you look for the living among the dead?”

I’ve always loved that part—Jesus is no longer dead! He isn’t to be counted among the dead—He’s alive!

As we talked about lessons we had learned from the story, one of the story-crafters made an interesting observation. He connected this mention of “the dead” to idols, and the way that we so often “look for” the presence of our living, active God in idols—reminds me of Psalm 115:4-8. For many people in southwest Madagascar, this is literally true—they look to pieces of wood and stone to take an active role in their lives. We as westerners often have more subtle idols, but the reality is the same: Christ alone is God, is One who has power and authority in our lives. There is none other in whom we can place all our trust.

Join me in praying that He would completely break the power of idols here in southwest Madagascar and in our lives.