About 2,000 years ago, Jesus spent a day like today—in the grave. He spent a Saturday like this one in Hell/ Sheol/ Hades; & He didn’t have to. He didn’t deserve to be there. He’d done nothing worthy of death. He had taken our penalty, our condemnation upon Himself. He had gone down for us. Jesus could understandably have said, “I’m not spending another minute her.” Instead, He stayed. He stayed the last day, the full time. Why?
“3 days,” the prophets said. 3 days the Savior stayed. He put in the full time to fulfill the mission of love.
Are you willing to put in the full time to fulfill your mission?
The calling, the task God has placed on your life and in your heart---you know what it is---won’t happen in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye. There are parts of it that are tedious, thankless, and downright hard. To fulfill the task, you have to give up some of that precious American leisure time. The mission will take as long as it takes. It requires as much work as it requires, and no less—despite your whining. But, you already know this.
Will you put in the time?
On a Saturday like this about 2,000 years since Christ’s Resurrection, will you honor Him with your time? From this moment, will you persevere under the pressure until you have run your full race, finished your complete course, and fought all of the fight ordained for you?
“3 days,” the prophets said. 3 days the Savior stayed. He put in the full time to fulfill the mission of love.
Are you willing to put in the full time to fulfill your mission?
The calling, the task God has placed on your life and in your heart---you know what it is---won’t happen in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye. There are parts of it that are tedious, thankless, and downright hard. To fulfill the task, you have to give up some of that precious American leisure time. The mission will take as long as it takes. It requires as much work as it requires, and no less—despite your whining. But, you already know this.
Will you put in the time?
On a Saturday like this about 2,000 years since Christ’s Resurrection, will you honor Him with your time? From this moment, will you persevere under the pressure until you have run your full race, finished your complete course, and fought all of the fight ordained for you?
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