I came across the following post on Facebook, and thought I’d share it with you. If you are facing a “darkest day” right now, I pray it encourages you where you are.
Today I find myself contemplating “Holy Saturday”, the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. I think about what it must have been like for the disciples to pass life’s darkest day – between the Cross and the Empty Tomb, between death and life, between hope lost and joy restored. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. It didn’t make sense. Had God failed somehow? Fast forward two thousand years, and we often find ourselves in a similar place. Our dreams and plans, even ones dedicated to God, don’t always go as we expected. Life is full of surprises, and not all of them are pleasant. We live in a bent world, one that only God can restore. Sadly, until Jesus returns, most of us will endure times like these. But, take heart. Easter is coming. God is faithful to the faith-filled. Where are you facing dark times right now? Is it with your work? Your family? Your past? Your future? Be encouraged by Jesus’ words, “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). When things are darkest, remember that the Empty Tomb was not the end, it was a new beginning. And, best of all, Jesus offers that new life to each of us. Happy Easter.
