A SATURDAY KIND OF LIFE
At Sunday’s worship service, Norin shared from a passage of Scripture regarding the first morning after the resurrection of Jesus. And I was thinking about the time between Jesus’ death and His resurrection, and what it must have felt like for the disciples during that time. Surely they must have felt like the rug had been pulled out from underneath them. Imagine the disappointment to see the One you had laid all your hopes torn away right before your eyes. Imagine the disbelief of the situation – to feel like you were duped. Imagine the sunken hearts and doubt. Have you ever had soaring expectations met with a hard crash? These were difficult times for the disciples.
But then, Sunday came, and the Scriptures say that after “Mary Magdalene and the other Mary” were told by an angel that Jesus had risen, they ran to tell the other disciples, and on the way were met by Jesus. They’re response? “They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him.” (Matt. 28:9) After days of disappointment and heartache, they’re hearts turn to worship because they have seen the risen Christ. All that they hoped and believed were true!
May I say that we live in a time not unlike those days between Christ’s death and resurrection? We are living a Saturday kind of life. This life is often met with disappointment, disbelief, and doubt. But there will come a day when we will see our Savior face-to-face, and like those early disciples on the day of Jesus’ resurrection, we will worship Him. This Saturday life of ours will not last forever. The reality of our faith will be revealed, and when it is, we will worship Him with great joy and gladness. Remember that the next time you struggle as the disciples must have on that Saturday before His rise.
