I'm thinking today of a verse in Mark 16, 7,
and it says, But go your way, tell his disciples
and Peter that he goes before you into Galilee.
There shall you see him, as he said unto you.
Here, the young man at the tomb is speaking with
Mary Mary and Salome. When they have bought spices
to come and deal with the body of Jesus in the
tomb, They find the body is gone, and this man
is there to tell them. And, you know, church
tradition says, and we're pretty sure, that he
was an angel delivering the message. And they
were told that Jesus was alive and would be awaiting
the disciples and them, for that matter, in Galilee
when they got there. This was a fulfillment of
what Jesus had promised in his lifetime, and
that's pretty awesome. It was an amazing thing
that Jesus had come back to life. But it's kind
of weird that they didn't accept it considering
all the miracles that he had performed. At the
same time, we can't accuse them of anything because
with what Jesus has done in us, we have a lot
of doubt, a lot of anxiety that maybe we shouldn't
have. So let's take our cue from the young man
at the tomb. Don't worry about it. Jesus is there
for you. Jesus loves you and is working on your
behalf, and he's going to keep all the promises
he has made. Let us trust Jesus and meet with
him, not just once, but regularly, until that
time which we go to be with him permanently.
Praise God that he's arranged that for us. Word
of encouragement, this Saturday at New Heights,
we're having our Grand Prix race day. Everyone's
welcome to join us on free lunch starting at
noon.