Tag: Matthew 28

“He is not here; for He is risen, as He said” (Matthew 28:6, NKJV). This is the announcement at the center of everything Christians believe. Not a wish, not a metaphor, but a direct statement: the tomb is empty because Jesus is risen.

Notice the phrase as He said. This wasn’t a surprise even to those who’d walked with Jesus. He’d told them plainly what would happen, and the resurrection confirmed it exactly as promised.

Every hope described elsewhere in Scripture, forgiveness, new life, the promise of resurrection for those who trust in Him, rests on this one historical claim being true.

On this Easter Sunday, this verse isn’t a seasonal tradition to observe once a year. It’s the foundation the rest of the year’s hope is actually built on.

“Teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:20, NKJV). This is Jesus’ final recorded promise in Matthew’s Gospel, and it’s a promise of presence, not just instruction.

The command to teach and obey comes first, but it’s not left standing alone. It’s followed immediately by a promise that carries its own weight: I am with you always.

Always here isn’t a vague sentiment. It covers every season, the easy ones and the hard ones, all the way to the end of the age.

Whatever obedience feels hardest for you to sustain right now, this verse reminds you it was never meant to be carried without His ongoing presence alongside it.