Monday: Read Mark 16:1-8

What would it have been like to be one of these women? What emotions would you have felt approaching the tomb? Why were they so afraid?

 

Tuesday: Read Matthew 28:11-15

Why would the religious leaders want to suppress what happened? Why would it be hard to accept that Jesus had risen?

 

Wednesday: Read Luke 24:36-49

The disciples went from being frightened to being amazed, yet they still did not believe. What did it take for you to believe the good news of the resurrection?

 

Thursday: Read John 21:15-25

Jesus restores Peter after Peter denied him and gives him a mission. What is Jesus calling you to do for him this week?

 

Friday: Read Psalm 16

How does the resurrection give you assurance that God will not abandon you to death? How has God been your portion this week?

 

Saturday: Read Acts 1:1-11

Even after the resurrection, the disciples still misunderstood what it meant that Jesus was the Messiah. Have there been times when Jesus didn’t meet your expectations? What did you learn about his true nature in the process?