Sunday's on the Way!

Saturday mornings are one of those things I thank God for.  Actually I thank him for the whole weekend.  When I started job hunting again, that was included in my prayer.  No weekends!  I needed my Sunday church time.  I really needed it!  Because without it I can’t make it through the week.  My Lord knows my weaknesses and He never fails to deliver me a message on Sunday that gets me to at least Wednesday.  So while I am sitting here enjoying my laziness, I was thinking about Jesus dying on the cross yesterday and then we jump to Sunday and “Up from the grave He arose” but what about Saturday?  I just can’t hardly imagine what it was like that day;  The day when there was absolutely no nope anywhere for anyone.  When people realized what they had done.  No way to undo it.  How must they have felt when they realized “Uh oh He was who He said he was!”

This is one of those random thoughts in my head, did they go to heaven?  Jesus said forgive them for they know not what they do!

Luke 23:34 (KJV)

³⁴ Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

I am sure they must’ve asked and believed after that terrible fateful day for them. Were they forgiven?  How must they have felt when they looked Jesus in the eyes again after what they had done?  We are no different.  Every time I sin I think, Lord, how can you forgive me for that?  For this and this and this?  So many things!  But time and time again I fail and He with the same loving eyes says it’s ok, I forgive you.  So unworthy.  We look to Him, in the shadow of the cross, looking for open arms and every time finding them!  In his suffering, he thought of me, you, the soldier driving the nails, yes even him.  He’s the same yesterday, now, forever.

Hebrews 13:8 (KJV)

⁸ Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and for ever

That Saturday so long ago did they know, did they have any hope of a forever, a tomorrow?  Sometimes I feel like I am in a Saturday after that Friday.  No hope of tomorrow or forever, but I am so glad it doesn’t last long.  Jesus reached out so far stretching his arms wide open to love us that He died right there.  But to get us that hope of tomorrow and forever, on Sunday He came right up out of that tomb.  How his arms must’ve been stretched then!

Our Saturdays, some worse than others, are our seasons of grief, depression, anxieties, addictions, anger, divorce, broken families…just plain brokenness.  But because God sent his son, He lived, died, rose again; we can all have our Sunday.  Whatever you are going through, it’s time for resurrection, deliverance!  Jesus made a way for us, it’s enough, and it’s all we need.  We can’t let that go to waste!  By golly grab hold of it and pull yourself up!  Look what he did, at this point he is saying,

 “It’s your turn now!  You can do it. I have my arms still stretched out waiting for you!  I am here to take your pain, your grief, your addictions, your brokenness.  Look at the scars on my hands, when you feel like you can’t do it anymore, I already did it!”

God is so gracious, merciful, and loving.  Let this Sunday, be YOUR Sunday!

Romans 5:8 (KJV)

⁸ But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us

Remember that no matter what you are going through He already paid the price and He is there with arms wide open!  Sunday‘s on the way!

Isaiah 53:5 (KJV)

⁵ But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed

1 Corinthians 6:14 (KJV)

¹⁴ And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.