It was on the Sabbath – our Saturday – that Jesus went , as the song says, “from the Cross to the grave.” (Matthew 27:57-61, 66)
There He was, Jesus the Messiah – dead and buried. All the hopes and dreams of His kingdom gone.

Jesus tried to tell them this would happen. But few truly understood what Jesus came to do. Few could grasp the purpose of the Lamb who “was slain before the foundation of the world.”

My father-in-law, Pastor Ray McCollum, always taught that between the promise and the provision, there’s a problem.
That problem with Saturday – the second day – is that we don’t have a clear understanding that the third day – Sunday – will bring life, hope, and resurrection power. The good news of the gospel is about the death and burial AND resurrection of Jesus!

Just as surely as Friday and Saturday came, so did Sunday. We can be encouraged that Sunday is definitely coming! The provision of God comes on Sunday. The Easter story of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus brings confirmation to us that we can live with expectant faith and hope in the power of the resurrected Christ. Just as surely as Jesus was resurrected, He will show up for us in our hour of need. Death couldn’t stop Him and the grave couldn’t hold Him. Because we are seated with Him in heavenly places, we are partakers with Him of His glorious overcoming power.

If your life at this point is a Saturday season for you, rest assured that Sunday is coming! God is faithful and trustworthy – believe Him and live in hope!
~ Kirk Henderson