April 19
2019
It May Be Friday But Sunday Is Coming
Then he said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.” And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ”Having said this, He breathed His last. Luke 23:42-46
Good Friday was a dark day, literally and figuratively.
The sun was actually darkened in the physical, which mirrored what the disciples of Jesus must have been feeling.
They were confused about the events that played out before the, dismayed, heartbroken.
Nothing seemed to be going as planned.
They had given up everything to follow Jesus and all that was now in jeopardy.
And even more than that, He was their friend, their Teacher, their Master and how it broke their heart to see Him suffer and die.
But in the midst of the darkness and in this passage we see two glimmers of hope:
1) Jesus promised the their on the cross that he would be with Him in paradise that very day,
2) the veil of the temple was torn in two. In the midst of His suffering Jesus promised Eternal Life. The veil that was torn threw open access to the Holiest of Holies where God Himself resided.
These glimmers of hope pointed toward the hope of Sunday that was coming.
If only the disciples had someone to tell them,
“It may be Friday but Sunday is coming.”
When we find ourselves in the dark (literally and figuratively) we must look to Jesus.
He is saying to you today,
“look beyond where you are today, it may be Friday but Sunday is coming.”
Question for Discussion
Is it Friday in your life? Are you waiting for Sunday to come?