Silent Saturday
Psalms 31:1-5 1 In You, O LORD, I put my trust;
Let me never be ashamed;
Deliver me in Your righteousness.
2 Bow down Your ear to me,
Deliver me speedily;
Be my rock of refuge,
A fortress of defense to save me.
3 For You are my rock and my fortress;
Therefore, for Your name’s sake,
Lead me and guide me.
4 Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me,
For You are my strength.
5 Into Your hand I commit my spirit;
You have redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.
Yesterday we remembered Good Friday. I wondered as a child why we call it good. It had to have been the worst day of God’s existence. From the foundation of the world, He knew that Jesus would be the Lamb for sinners slain, yet to experience the extreme cruelty of man and the unthinkable suffering of Jesus had to have been almost unbearable.
But, the timing was finally right. Jesus came, he died, and now He lay in a cold tomb. All hope seemed gone, the light of salvation extinguished by the darkness of death.
Hope seemed gone. But hope mixed with faith is never gone. The silence of Saturday reminds us that even when God is not speaking, He is still working on our behalf.
May we remember today that Sunday is still coming. Sunday, the fulfillment of our hope, the realization of our faith, and the resurrection of our Redeemer. Praise God from Whom all blessings flow.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Seeking Holiness 