I was up early this morning. It
was early for a Saturday when I could have been sleeping and believe me, I
didn't intend to get up that early. Lol! But the Holy Spirit has a way of
nudging me out of the bed when there is something I need to see in scripture or
prayers that need to be lifted.
This morning I sat there in my
kitchen with the rain coming down outside. It was dark and I had just the
kitchen light on because I didn't want to wake the rest of the family. My loyal
dog, Louie, of course was at my feet as he follows me from room to room. I sat
at the kitchen table that is usually occupied by our sweet family during
mealtimes. It's usually covered with food as lots of talk and laughter are
going on. Sometimes it's covered with schoolbooks as the kids will spread out
to work on academics. But this morning it was empty other than my opened Bible
and my cup of coffee, oh and Caleb's soccer cup half-full of orange crush soda
he apparently left from last night. Ha!
This morning it was quiet and I
just soaked in His Word! I sat in the silence to just be still before HIM...my
Father! I'm thankful the Holy Spirit disturbed my sleep this morning because
reading through the gospels after they rolled the stone in front of the tomb
had my mind thinking of the next day. How were they coping on that Sabbath?
They just buried their King. Guards secured the location and nothing could be
done until the Sabbath was over. Mary Magdalene couldn't even buy her spices to
prepare her King's body until Sabbath was over. So what was going on in their hearts
and minds that day?
Well, I can only imagine because
scripture is silent here. Were they still in shock from the prior events that
unfolded? They just saw Jesus stand trial unjustly and be horribly crucified
before their eyes. They saw his lifeless body placed in a tomb. Their grief and
sadness were probably overwhelming and I'm sure there was fear and uncertainty.
Were they overcome with emotion because it was their sin that put him there?
Did they realize the depth of love that was crucified for them?
I sit and ponder....
Jesus had told them what would
happen! Jesus had been preparing them, before His death, of what would be to
come. Grief and sadness, questions and pain could not last long because Sunday
came! Hope arose and death was defeated! Jesus came forth...JUST AS HE SAID!
Hallelujah!!
“Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be
betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to
death and deliver Him to the Gentiles; and they will mock Him, and scourge Him,
and spit on Him, and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again.”
Mark 10:33-34 (NKJV)
Today, as we prepare to celebrate
the events that DID take place on that glorious resurrection day, my heart is
filled with so much gratitude to my Savior. He did ALL of that for ME! He did
it ALL for YOU! He conquered death and the grave and paid the ultimate
sacrifice for MY sin...for YOUR sin. He marked it PAID IN FULL!
"Christ died for our sins, just
as the Scriptures said. He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the
third day, just as the Scriptures said."
1 Corinthians 15:3b-4 (NLT)
Read the story today! Read it for
yourselves! Read the gospels account in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John! The
greatest love story of all time is recorded right there in those beautiful
pages of scripture. The greatest sacrifice that could ever be made but also the
greatest outcome that no Hollywood movie could ever grasp on the big screen.
It's the love story of a Savior to YOU! Prepare today!
Read it...grasp it...accept
it...celebrate it...and go forth in the will of the Father!
“Do not let your hearts be troubled.
You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if
that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a
place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and
take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the
place where I am going.”
John 14:1-4 (NIV)
Jesus answered, “I am the way and
the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. "
John 14:6 (NIV)
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