This is the Saturday after Good Friday, the day remembered when our Lord was crucified and He died an agonizing death on the cross just for us. He did this for all sinners before Him, all sinners alive while He was on earth, and all sinners after He ascended into Heaven(us), who will place their trust in Him. Even though the world was/is full of sin, He died for us.
But God proves His own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us!
Romans 5:8 HCSB
I wonder what all His followers were thinking on that Saturday. They were told by Him that He would rise again on the third day. But they also watched Him die. We know the apostle Thomas wanted visual proof before He believed Christ had risen. Even though he was told by some of the other apostles that He had indeed risen. Christ showed up and offered Him proof, that was all Thomas needed. He was already a follower, but his trust issues probably needed some tweaking. Not that it is fair to blame him. I don’t know what I would do if I saw Jesus die in person, then would I believe He had risen based on second hand witnesses? I would hope I would remember what Jesus said, and be thrilled that He had risen like He said He would. But would my depression be such, that even though Jesus told me He would rise on the third day, that I couldn’t believe He had risen without seeing Him?
Thankfully, by God’s grace only, I have placed my trust in Christ by faith alone That He will do what He said He would do, and reserve for me a place in Heaven. Have you trusted Christ alone to save you? If not, do it now.
“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many [a]mansions; if it were not so, [b]I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. 4 And where I go you know, and the way you know.”
5 Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?”
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
John 14:1-6 NKJV
Time On The Road..........by Donnie 