Letting Scripture make sense of what is happening in the day.

Letting Scripture make sense of what is happening in the day.

John 20:1-9: Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”
So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. Then Simon Peter, who was behind him, arrived and went into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, as well as the burial cloth that had been around Jesus’ head. The cloth was folded up by itself, separate from the linen. Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.)
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**Notice that even as they were experiencing the resurrection of Jesus, they were witnessing – HE IS NOT DEAD – that they still did not have an understanding from Scripture. Without scripture, they could have said as the Roman guards – “someone took him!” Without Scripture, they could have said, “He is another God.” Without Scripture, they could have said, “He really never died somehow.” Without Scripture, they could have said, “This is a spooky thing or spirit thing.” Without scripture, they could have said as the Pharisees said one time, “He did this by the power of Beelzebub.” Without scripture, the event, that they were eyewitness of, would not make sense to the rational mind because dead men do not come back to life. Scripture would make all things clear and scripture is what even Jesus used over and over before He went to the cross and after He rose again – Every word that proceeds from the mouth of God was His bread and His way. (Matt. 4:4)

So what is going on in your world today? Know, it is not random chance, it is not by man’s cunning design, it is not by your strength and wisdom, it is not of the spirits and demons of this earth, it is not of just getting up on the wrong side or the right side of bed. Have we taken the time today to look at what is happening in the world, in our community and in our own lives by considering what His word has to say?

"O Lord, thank You for Your word – You are the Word of God and it is You we run to. We need You more than bread or water. We need You, Your Holy Spirit to help us make sense of all that is going on around us in our lives today. We need Your Holy Spirit to make sense of even what we are saying to You (Rom. 8:26). Thank You for making all things work for good to those who love You, those who trust You, those who wait on You. And in Your name we continue to pray, Amen."