4/11/2020
Romans 6:5 “For if we have been planted
together in the likeness of His death, we shall be also in the likeness of His resurrection.”
The day after Christ’s crucifixion was a
time of excruciating waiting and uncertainly. Jesus’ followers were grieving, disoriented,
confused, and afraid that they would be arrested as well. They were hidden away,
anticipating that something was going to happen, but they didn’t quite know
what. Jesus spoke of prophecy being fulfilled in Him, and of His death and
resurrection, but how this was to come about they did not know. It was a time
of waiting like none they had ever experienced. Saturday was also the Sabbath,
so they had to act accordingly and observe the day of rest, and they gathered
together in an upper room and anxiously waited. They had no idea of the joy that would come in the
morning!
Because of Covid-19, our world is also
experiencing a time of uncertainty and anxious waiting. Waiting is often times very
difficult. Waiting can involve looking forward to something happening – like a
wedding, birth of a baby, a vacation, a visit from someone we love, etc. – or
it can involve dread – like a root-canal, surgery, the line at TSA, a visit
from someone we love, etc. This time of waiting that we are all experiencing collectively
is also not like any we have ever known before. We are grieving, confused, and afraid,
just like the disciples were, but we can also experience the same joy that they
did. We can rest in the arms of our Risen Lord and find our peace in Him. Jesus
conquered sin and death, and He is our anchor in the storm and our hope.
In this time of being still and waiting,
let us be powerful in our love and with our prayers. Let us draw nearer to Jesus. Let us yield to
an invasion of the Holy Spirit until, as Chambers says, “He takes charge of
everything: my part is to walk in the light and obey all that He reveals.”
While I’m Waiting – John Waller
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