This being Easter weekend, I've been thinking about the amazing things that happened 2000 years ago. Our King, Our Savior, God's only son willingly allowed himself to be tortured, beaten and then murdered for us. Then to top it all off He defeated death as well. WOW!!! What amazing love that must take. He could have called upon 10,000 angels at any point that horrible day and put a stop to all that was being done to him. But he didn't. He took the pain, the beatings, the whippings, all that was put upon him, so that we may be free and live.
I have been thinking about how even after Jesus had told his disciples what was going to happen. That he was going to die and that he would live again, but yet when Mary Magdalene told them that she had seen him, that he was alive. They didn't believe her. I can totally understand their anguish as they watch him being tortured but knowing the promise that was coming shouldn't they have been rejoicing? Or at the very least excited when Mary told them the news? The more I thought about all this the realization that I found was that they allowed themselves to be overwhelmed by the situation and forgot the promises. They forgot all the truth that Jesus had told them.
It is definitely a reminder for us when we are facing a trial in life. Hold onto the truths, to the promises, to the word God has given you and don't allow the circumstances to overwhelm us and steal our peace, our joy and most of all our hope. GOD IS GOOD ALWAYS!!!!! Even when it doesn't look that way.
Happy Easter!
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