In one of my favorite B.C. comic strips, it is night and a large stone covers the opening of a tomb. In the second frame, you see light shining around the edges of the stone. In the next frame, you're in Peter's cave. There's a rumble as the stone comes rolling through the door of Peter's cave, only to crash with a loud "clunk," which wakes up Peter.

Peter steps out of his cave and sees the tomb. A cross-shaped star is shining overhead. You can see the trail left by the rolling stone. Peter heads up to the tomb. When he gets there, he sees footprints in the dirt and begins to follow them.

The sun is now starting to rise. Peter follows the footprints down the hill and up to a small lake. The sun is fully risen and the footprints go right across the water. When Peter looks across the lake he sees the snake, obviously mad and recovering from some sort of trauma. The snake says, "Well, that was rude! Some guy just stepped on my head."

Beloved, Jesus not only stepped on it, but He crushed the life out of it! Because of the fulfillment of the promise in Genesis 3:15, sin no longer rules in our lives. It no longer holds us in bondage—dead and entombed—consigned to the smoking section of eternity.

I'm glad to tell you today that the devil has been defeated. Sin has been dealt with through the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ, and God now offers you and me forgiveness if we will trust the Lord Jesus Christ to save us. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved" (Acts 16:31).

Yes, the tomb is empty, and that fills us with hope. God can take our worst and use it for the best. The Cross represents the worst and most bitter day in all of history. But because the promise was fulfilled—because of the endless possibility God set into motion—Resurrection Sunday is the sweetest day in all of history. Spread the good news both near and far—"THE TOMB IS EMPTY!"