If you were a Roman the day after Jesus was crucified, your day was probably business as usual. After all, just another one of those rebels was hung out as a warning to the others. And, by the way, there were others that needed to be hunted down and taught a lesson.
But if you were a follower of Jesus, your Saturday would be very different. "How could this happen? We thought he was the Son of God! Now what do we do? He was supposed to deliver us from the Romans! Everything was going so well until yesterday! This wasn't supposed to happen!" It's so quiet, yet the disciples were scattered and fearing for their lives.
"God, where are you?"
Not much is written about Saturday, but we can certainly relate. When God is quiet after a crisis or tragedy, we feel lost, scared, and alone. Confused. Shocked.
Saturday in life is a day that follows a great blow to our lives. Someone becomes ill or dies suddenly. We lose a job. A spouse leaves. An addiction is discovered. A crime is committed. How can God let this happen?
The day after Jesus died, I'll bet the disciples and Jesus followers were shocked and confused. Yet God, in his time, had another plan that wasn't yet visible....
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