Tuesday... There is so much frustration.

Luke 24:6 (NLT), "He isn't here! He is risen from the dead! Remember what he told you back in Galilee"

Tuesday... There is so much frustration.

And so many times that is so true of us.

The last chapter of Luke starts on Sunday morning with some women coming to the tomb where they thought Jesus was buried after his crucifixion on Friday. Saturday was the Sabbath and because of their Jewish belief they couldn't come but here on Sunday they came with spices they had prepared. In other words they came to show how much they loved Jesus but they found the tomb empty and they were so frustrated and discouraged and terrified. And so many times in our life we have deep emotions because life isn't going the way we planned.

It is so easy for us to have problems with God because of our life not turning out the way we thought it should. Many times we too are frustrated, discouraged and even terrified. We wonder why God isn't taking care of us the way we think he should. He must not love us.

Now they find the tomb empty and they were very puzzled and suddenly two men appeared to them, clothed in dazzling clothes and the men asked them an interesting question. Luke 24:5 (NLT) says, "Then the men asked, 'Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive?'" And then verse 6 says, "He isn't here! He is risen from the dead! Remember what he told you back in Galilee"

Now God in his patience, I'm sure asks this same question of us so many times when we are emotionally frustrated, discouraged and even terrified. He has given us the Bible and his Holy Spirit and he wants us to remember what he has told us in so many different ways.

Look at this. I read this this morning. Psalm 77:10-12 says, "And I said, 'This is my fate; the Most High has turned his hand against me.' But then I recall all you have done, O LORD; I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago. They are constantly in my thoughts. I cannot stop thinking about your mighty works."

I also read this in Isaiah 7. Right in the middle of some bad happenings in Judah, verse 13 says, "Then Isaiah said, 'Listen well, you royal family of David! Isn't it enough to exhaust human patience? Must you exhaust the patience of my God as well?'" And 14 says, "All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means 'God is with us')" He was profitizing Jesus's birth.

Back to Luke. "He isn't here! He is risen from the dead! Remember what he told you back in Galilee" Man cannot have power over God. Yes they thought they had taken care of him through killing him but it didn't work. His name is Emmanuel. Yes, Jesus had been released from his human body and he is with us. He is Immanuel.

Verses 6-7 says, "He isn't here! He is risen from the dead! Remember what he told you in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and that he would rise again on the third day." That is what he had said to them and the other disciples. He was striving to prepare them for what was going to happen and God has also striven to do that for us if we will just read God's Word, the Bible and listen to his Holy Spirit.

It is so important to see that as we read God's Word it goes to where the Holy Spirit can bring it to our mind when we need it. Yes, let's remember. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning