"Easter: Day 7" for Thursday, 31 March 2018 - goTandem
"Easter: Day 7 - A Guard is Set"
It wasn't a secret that Jesus was supposed to come back from the dead. It had been whispered about for days. It got the religious leaders so nervous that they went to the Roman government to demand that guard be set to protect the remains from thieves who would steal the body to "prove" the claims that Jesus had indeed risen from the dead. And so the government agreed to seal the tomb and set a guard outside of it.
It's a little crazy to think what the Pharisees tried to ruin became proof of Christ's return. They were so concerned that their power would be lost they went to the government that was oppressing their people, the same government that they had ranted against, and commissioned them to protect the grave of the person who was their biggest threat for power.
It really is crazy to see what the idea of losing power can make us do. How much different would their lives have been if they'd just accepted Christ for who he was? Their lives would have had a deeper purpose and meaning. I think that if we all examine our hearts, we can see some of those same characteristics. We want to wall Christ in, set a guard around him, so that he doesn't affect our picture perfect lives too much. And yet that is exactly what he demands, to roll away the stones we put in front of him and truly allow him to change our lives.
The Holy Holidays - goTandem
"Wicked Strutters"
LORD, we know you will protect the oppressed...even though the wicked strut about, and evil is praised throughout the land. (Psalm 12:7-8)
Is God asking you to help protect?
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LORD, we know you will protect the oppressed...even though the wicked strut about, and evil is praised throughout the land. (Psalm 12:7-8)
Is God asking you to help protect?
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