Acts 2:29 Fellow Israelites,* I may say to you confidently of our ancestor David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
Peter gave the sermon at the first big Pentecost celebration and he started by reminding the people that David was still dead. David, the great leader of Israel's past... David, the greatest king in Israel's past... David, for whom God seems to have had a soft spot... David, the writer of the psalms... David died and stayed dead.
Sometimes we think about or talk about Jesus as the greatest prophet and moral teacher in the history of the world. And he was. He taught brilliantly in parables. I believe his Sermon on the Mount would stand up to any political speech today as a great plan for how people can live together. He motivated thousands. He brought food and healing and love and hope throughout his nation. He did all that. And so have others, to varying degrees.
But Peter here is hinting at the key difference. What makes Jesus Jesus? What makes Jesus worth following and worshiping? He didn't stay dead. That makes all the difference in the world. Because not only did Jesus not stay dead but he promised that neither will we. Thanks be to God!
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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