As we are in the midst of Holy Week and Easter Weekend I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting and started wondering… “What day are you living in?�
Are you living in Good Friday?
Are you mourning the loss of Christ or feeling distanced from God? Are you in a season of sadness and struggle? Do you find yourself in darkness or in suffering?
Are you living in Holy Saturday?
Do you feel laid in a tomb… waiting? Have you endured hardships, but know that God’s good plan is about to unfold? Are you trusting God and expectantly waiting?
Are you living in Easter Sunday?
Are you celebrating the life and blessings the Lord has undeservingly given in His grace and mercy and love? Are you filled with the joy of the Lord? Are you rejoicing in the victory?
If you are living in Good Friday… I hope that you have not lost sight that Sunday is coming! A few years back someone showed me an inspirational video about Easter Weekend and a reminder of the journey from Good Friday to Easter Sunday. It’s called: “It’s Friday…But Sunday’s a Coming�
(See video below)
The thing that God really hit me with today was Holy Saturday: a time of waiting…but not waiting in despair or in defeat… we already know the outcome, so we can wait expectantly! This means that we can wait on the Lord and not try and make things happen in our own time. When God gives people a calling on their life, I think sometimes they try to make it happen tomorrow. (The alternative of never acting on it is no better). God may show you the direction for you to head, but most likely there will be some waiting on Him involved. Even Paul waited for over ten years after being called by God to a life of ministry in missions. As we wait, we have a choice. Are we impatient and trying to hurry things up through our attempts to have control? Or… Are we truly waiting on the Lord expectantly and in full trust that His plans are best?
