Saturday... Oh, the great possibilities living in a desert.

Saturday... Oh the great possibilities living in a desert. There really are.

We live in a desert. It is a desert because we have very little water. But oh the great possibilities if we have water. But without water it is a different story.

Have you thought of how this Saturday in the life of the disciples was a desert? Their leader had been killed and they were left alone and it was like being out in the middle of a desert without water. But oh, the possibilities. Sunday was coming.

Do you feel like you are in the middle of a desert with no water?

We live on the edge of town. On one side we see what water can do, we see the great possibilities with water but on the other is what happens with no water. It is a desert and it is dangerous.

In Psalm 63 (NIRV) David writes in verse 1, "God you are my God. I seek you with all my heart. With all my strength I thirst for you in this dry desert where there isn't any water."

But here are the possibilities. Verses 2-4 (MSG), "So here I am in the place of worship, eyes open, drinking in your strength and glory. In your generous love I am really living at last! My lips brim praises like fountains. I bless you every time I take a breath; My arms wave like banners of praise to you," And then verse 5, "I eat my fill of prime rib and gravy; I smack my lips. It's time to shout praise."

Yes the disciple were in the desert of Saturday. Jesus had been crucified on Friday but oh the great possibilities of Sunday.

You may feel like you are in a desert but oh the possibilities that are ahead. Oh God, I thirst for you, and in Your generous love I can really be living at last. And that was what Sunday was all about. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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