Silent Saturday

~ God Is Always In Control ~

 

Scripture ~ “David says concerning Him: ‘I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken. Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad; moreover my flesh also will rest in hope. For You will not leave my soul in Hades, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of joy in Your presence’” (Acts 2:25-28).

 

Note ~ The time between the end of the Old Testament and the beginning of the New Testament is often referred to as the “400 Silent Years.” But God was still working!

 

Likewise, the time between the sealing of Christ’s tomb and His resurrection on the first Easter was a time of great significance. Grieving was intense, but God was still working!

 

And God is still in control and still at work today!

 

The Disciples ~ They must have had extremely mixed emotions.  On one hand they were experiencing great grief and on the other hand they must have thought about all that Christ had told them, the miracles they had witnessed first-hand, and been bewildered wondering how the things He assured them of and the events of the prior day fit together. 

 

He taught them of a revolutionary kind of love yet He died a violent death from those who hated Him.

 

What’s Next? ~ This silent excruciating Saturday will change to an exhilarating joyful Sunday. But they were unaware and temporarily defeated. 

 

Comment ~ In some parts of the world this day between the crucifixion and the resurrection is referred to as “Black Saturday.”

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

 

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