Hope Chest

Saturday is like a Hope Chest

Good Friday was a day of horrendous suffering and death. Sunday was a day of serendipitous joy. Other than being the day in between, what was Saturday? Saturday was a day like a hope chest, filled with treasure yet to be seen. Hidden within a tomb lay Jesus lifeless body and the expectation of a future kingdom had been destroyed when the King was nailed to the cross. Yet, the story does not end there and hope does not die there.

Luke 24:21-23 (ESV) The disciples on the road to Emmaus:

     “²¹ But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. ²² Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning, ²³ and when they did not find his body, they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.”

Thank you Father that the hope we have in Christ can never be destroyed, diminished or debunked. It is a certain hope, a living hope and a glorious hope. The Apostle Peter wrote to encourage us in:

1 Peter 1:3-4 (ESV)
    ³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, ⁴ to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,”

Thank you Father that Saturday was like a hope chest and we praise you for Jesus, who is our only hope and salvation!

Amen

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