~ 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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