Who Is Like The Lord?

“Buddha never claimed to be God. Moses never claimed to be Jehovah. Mohammed never claimed to be Allah. But Jesus claimed to be the true and living God. Buddha simply said, “I am a teacher in search of the truth.” Jesus said, “I am the truth.” Confucius said, “I never claimed to be holy.” Jesus said, “Who convicts me of sin?” Mohammed said, “Unless God throws his cloak of mercy over me, I have no hope.” Jesus said, “Unless you believe in me, you will die in your sins.” [Author Unknown].”

Three of us, female nurses, were the first to notice the loud commotion. Boom!!! The heavy, metal front door slammed against the wall as it was pushed open by two deputies escorting a young, male inmate at the wee hours of the morning.

“Take this handcuff, off! _____!” as he yelled, with profanities exploding from those young pair of lips. His face and eyes, red with anger…He claimed he needed to see the nurse because he had some rash on his arms. But the deputies alerted that he had been disrespectful ever since they started walking from their units and didn’t want to be handcuffed.

“Where’s the rash?” asked the charge nurse.

“On my arms! I told them already!” with an enraged answer every time.

“I don’t see anything!” replied the charge nurse.

“Well, why don’t you have them remove this handcuff and I’ll show you where the rash is!” he yelled back.

“Oh, no…no…no…They don’t need to…I can see there is no rash and if you think that something appears again, you can put a sick call…But at this time, I can’t do anything because I don’t see anything,” answered the charge nurse….

It doesn’t take a smart person to know that this inmate wanted to hurt someone. Most of all, anyone from staff. He was not under any influence that we knew of. There was no inmate we had seen that was like him in a long time. That man was just being a “smart aleck” wanting to prove something to custody staff.

Mary Magdalene was one of the female followers who was at Jesus’ crucifixion and was on her way that early Sunday morning to anoint Jesus’ dead body. But she discovered an empty tomb. Distraught, she thought someone had taken him away. That morning, she intended to honor and respect him. Mary was healed by Jesus by freeing her from 7 demons. As a response to the freedom she received, she became a faithful follower of Jesus. With her childlike faith, Jesus honored her by showing His resurrected body to her first and giving her the first message of His resurrection.

“Don’t cling to me,” Jesus said, “for I haven’t yet ascended to the Father. But go find my brothers and tell them that I am ascending to my Father and your Father, my God and your God.” - John 20:17

At first, Mary’s grief over Jesus’ death blinded her and she didn’t immediately recognize Jesus. But when Jesus spoke her name, she did. Jesus is near all of us. He is calling your name. Can you, like Mary, regard Jesus as your Lord? Mary saw the empty tomb first before meeting the resurrected Christ. And when she did see him, she was filled with joy and told the disciples. We cannot meet Christ until we believe that He indeed is risen! As you seek for Jesus, empty your life and He is faithful to meet you there. Like what He promised, He will never leave you and will come to you. By the power of the Holy Spirit, the Counselor, He will take that empty place in your heart. Only if you allow Him to.

Who is like the Lord Jesus who can rise from the dead? Jesus’ resurrection became the key to everything in Christianity. That empty tomb meant Christ is alive! He is indeed alive and He is in every believer today. And someday, He will return…

Jesus told a doubting Thomas, “You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who haven’t seen me and believe anyway.” -John 20:29

A physical appearance would not make Jesus any more real to us than now. We have the Bible and testimonies of so many believers as proof. There is no one like Jesus…No one like the Lord can ever do what He did.

Inmates Praising the Lord:



Please visit Spiritual Sundays for many, many encouraging posts. God bless you all and Happy Resurrection Sunday to you all! Glory to God!

30 comments:

  1. You are so right. Jesus was the only one who claimed to be God. And he proved it by rising from the dead. Still many people want to put him in the same category with those other guys, Budda, etc. I pray for their eyes to be opened.
    Blessings,
    Charlotte

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  2. And Jesus is the ONLY ONE who rose from the dead! This was an awesome post as always. Have a wonderfully blessed Easter...Hugs, Debbie

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  3. Such a powerfully truthful post sis, love you.

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  4. Amen....the ONLY ONE!! ThankS Rosel! Such truth and love here today !

    Have a Glorious Easter with your sweet family! Sending you much love and lots of tender Hugs today!

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  5. A big high five to the women at the tomb. Makes me feel special that He chose to appear to women first. I get the chills when she recognized Him calling her..."Mary!" Blessings to you this Easter weekend. Please pray for Carrie who is traveing by herself from CA with baby today.

    Love you, Sis,
    Mary

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  6. There is none like Him.
    To Him all the glory forevermore and ever.

    Amen!

    God Bless my friend.

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  7. Oh Amen Rosel! This is so powerful all the way through!

    I want to be like Mary in always being ready to run to honor Jesus. What a blessing that was to her that He appeared to her first.

    I love your beginning too where you compared the other religions. Very insightful my friend.

    Have a wonderful celebration of the Risen Christ! Much love to you!!

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  8. There is no other like Him! No one before nor after, is like Him! He is Lord and He's my Lord! Thank you Rosel, for your wonderful post. Have a wonderful Resurrection Sunday.

    Blessings,
    Sandi

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  9. Glory to God indeed!

    Have a blessed Easter with your family, Rosel.

    Hugs and lotsa love,
    Lisa

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  10. Oh so true! There is none like Jesus - no other one has been raised from the dead. How sad that so many live in fear of hopelessness (even Mohammad). But we have hope! Because of Jesus and His sacrifice on the cross we will someday live with Him in eternity.

    Have a blessed and joyful Easter, dear sister.

    (I also enjoyed the video.)

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  11. I like the way the Lord tells Mary M...My Father and your Father, My God and your God. :) Easter Blessings!!!

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  12. Have a blessed Easter Rosel!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a11ASw5NRUw&feature=player_embedded

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  13. Amen and Good Morning Sister Rosel

    I Hope You and Your Family have a
    Blessed Resurrection Sunday

    God Bless You,
    Ron And Rosie

    HE IS RISEN!.....HE IS RISEN INDEED!

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  14. It is always good to be reminded of Jesus being the only truth. Thank you again for another powerful post on this Blessed Easter! And thank you for your continued prayers...after a very rough night and relapse with Lyme your continued prayers are great comfort today. A great reminder of the power of prayer and the love of our Lord Jesus for each of us. May God continue to bless and keep you in His care.

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  15. this is so awesome...what you wrote...in the way you did...touches me..always. Praying for your continual safety...and strength as you serve Him in the prison system. You always inspire Rosel...Happy Easter. Sarah

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  16. Amen & same to you precious sister! Hallelujah!!! By the way, I love the new blog design!
    Wylie

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  17. Your first paragraph alone had me shouting Amen! Powerful post and video.

    Your new blog design is POWERFUL!

    Love and blessings to you and your precious family dear sister on this Resurrection Day!

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  18. "marked out Son of God in power", Romans 1: 4

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  19. It is so nice to see inmates praise the Lord like that. Thank-you for this post and for sharing this video today.
    God Bless,
    Ginger

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  20. That empty tomb just gives me shivers. What a powerful statement it makes. What an unequaled Savior we have!

    Blessings this Easter, and always,
    Kathleen

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  21. Thank you for sharing this awesome blog with us, as blog readers. I look forward to trekking back here soon, to read more..
    And also, thank you for stopping by http://www.karensthreadsofhope.blogspot.com today and leading an awesome comment of praise..
    Hanging onto a Thread of Hope,
    karen

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  22. Have a blessed Resurrection Day, Rosel! Thanks for sharing the video and visiting my blog today. I don't know if it's just me or not...but I cannot read the words on your post (both the background and the font color are very dark).

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  23. He is risen! Indeed!! My One and Only JESUS! Triumphant HOPE - Eternal LIFE! I worship Him I worship Him - My One and Only JESUS.

    Patrina <")>><
    His watchman on the Wall

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  24. That video was great. Happy Easter, sweet friend!

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  25. Amen! He alone is God !
    Blessings,
    ~Myrna

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  26. Blessings Rosel! AMEN! Who is like unto Him? Powerful post! Beautiful to hear the inmates pray and sing! Glory! Blessings & victory by His Resurrection Power! Rejoice...He is alive & His spirit lives in you! Hallelujah! ~Peggy

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  27. As I was reading this, Rosel, I was thinking of Thomas as well and then, you mentioned it, too. You and I think a lot alike.

    Great post about our beautiful risen Savior. I don't need to see to believe He is risen. I just know it!

    Love you and God bless!

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  28. Wonderful post. I hope you're having a blessed week.

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