| Empty |
| Many times, we visualize the Lord Jesus as a baby in a manger in Bethlehem, or as a man hanging on a cross at Calvary. But there are three things in Christianity that are empty today, and we can be very thankful that they are. |
| 1. An empty manger: |
| “And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn … And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon Him” (Luke 2:7, 40). |
| 2. An empty cross: |
| “And after this Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus” (John 19:38). |
| 3. An empty tomb: |
| “He is not here: for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay” (Matthew 28:6). |
| Now we look heavenward and see the Lord Jesus as a glorified man seated at the right hand of God. |
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