Don’t Miss Out on the Miracles
“On the first day of the week, as the Sabbath was ending, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of Jacob, and Salome made their way to the tomb. It was very early in the morning as the first streaks of light were beginning to be seen in the sky. They had purchased aromatic embalming spices so that they might anoint his body. And they had been asking one another, “Who can roll away the heavy stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” But when they arrived, they discovered that the very large stone was already rolled away!” Mark 16
Jesus had been arrested, beaten and crucified then buried in a tomb. To those who had followed Him for three years this was a hopeless situation. Devastating to say the least. The eleven disciples were nowhere to be found. They were hiding out of fear for their lives, and they let hopelessness take over. But there were three women who refused to let hopelessness rob them. These are beautiful examples of steps taken in a seemingly hopeless situation. These women are still investing in the Kingdom, even at the lowest point of when Jesus has died. They refused to let disappointment dictate their lives. They did what they knew to do. Serve Him. What steps could they possibly take in this moment? They knew Jesus’ body had not been anointed for burial due to Him being buried right before the Sabbath so they made a plan for what they could do.
They get up early (I can do that). They go to the store and spend money to buy spices (I could do that). All while knowing there was a large stone in front of the tomb, they would not be able to move. They refused to let something that seemed impossible up ahead stop them from doing what they could. Truth is, Mary Magdelene had seen too much to let what she was currently seeing determine her next steps. Jesus had done some miraculous things in her own life for her to sit around hiding. They started their day out focused on one thing. Caring for Jesus. Worshipping Jesus. Serving Jesus. Loving Jesus. Doing every possible thing they could for JESUS! It wasn’t about them or the impossible they would face up ahead. It was about Him. When they arrived at the tomb the impossible had already been done. The stone was rolled away.
If you continue to make the impossible all about you nothing will ever change. Not only will you remain the same, but you will pass down to your legacy the very thing you struggle with. Our appetites not only affect us, but they feed our children. Would you intentionally give your children poison? Absolutely not but it is essentially what we are doing when we refuse to take even the baby steps Jesus is asking us to take. The best part is when we choose to make it about Him and let Him order these baby steps there is so much grace with each step.
What are you hungry for? More of the same or a life fully alive, overflowing over on our children? We and our children are designed to see the world changed into the image of Heaven. If Heaven on Earth was not possible Jesus would not have declared it. We have a part in this Heaven on Earth.
This scripture says when they looked up the stone was rolled away. Now let’s think about something, if you stay home because there's too many obstacles on the way you’re going to miss the miracles. How many have we missed because we never take a step. One little step, Abba is not asking you to do the whole thing he's asking you to do one simple thing. What's one simple thing you can do to open the door for the impossible?
This week we have been talking about allowing the Holy Spirit to order our lives. The first thing that must take place is allowing Him to restore hope by speaking into the areas of your life you have had buried because of disappointment. Yield to His Lordship.
Holy Spirit, with hands lifted I yield to You. There are areas in my life I avoid looking at or talking about because I feel so helpless in seeing it changed. I took my eyes off of You, the one who offers grace and mercy to help me every step of the way. I made it about me and others. I am ready to face it all by making my life about You. As I learn to love you, serve you, care for you, honor you, be intimate with you- the areas of hopelessness disappear, and I can see Your light burning in the distance as we walk together until I become the burning light for others. Thank you for your truth that continues to speak to me.
