Good Saturday morning! On this day a bit short of 2,000 years ago, a man lay in a tomb. His followers had scattered, fleeing for their lives. The high priests celebrated their victory, no doubt expecting the cultish movement with its charismatic leader to die out and never be heard from again. Those earthly leaders probably expected to deal harshly with any zealots leftover and any copycats that sprang up. Jesus of Nazareth was no more in their opinion. They probably laughed off the tales of Lazarus and others as myths of the common rabble. No one had ever come back from the grave, and none ever would. This Saturday, between Good Friday and Easter, might be named Dark Saturday. On this day, even to the disciples who knew what Jesus had told them, it appeared that the forces of the world had won the victory. After all, could Jesus be the Messiah when his body lay in a tomb? How could a dead man save anyone, much less an entire nation? The flame of Christianity might have died too that day.
How can we remain faithful in the dark and fearful times? The Gospels and Acts do record that the followers of Jesus began gathering again even before He appeared among them. The scattering did not last long. They may have felt that God had abandoned them, but that would be far from the truth. We can gather together and assure each other that God is still with us. Jesus, the ever faithful servant, would soon surprise them all. We will save the Good News for tomorrow, the celebration of the greatest awakening in the history of the world. Like those followers of Jesus long ago, wait today and pray.
Praise God for the glory of this day!
Bucky
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