Read: Matthew 27:57-66
So, what new news could there possibly be in the Easter story? There has always been intense review of the Good Friday story, followed by the Easter Sunday story. Countless studies of Jesus’ last hours as a human, followed by his miraculous “rebirth.” So, I was not eager to revisit and rehash these stories. But I am so glad I was given Matthew’s version of the Easter weekend.
We are so used to Good Friday jumping to Easter Sunday, thanks to the versions of Mark and Luke, that we forget the “in between” time. I felt compelled after reading this passage, to read the four versions in all the Gospels.
I had forgotten that the priests who engineered Jesus’ death, had sought and received from Pilate permission to place guards at the tomb, to ensure the sealed stone could not be rolled away to allow theft of the body. They were afraid Jesus’ disciples would steal the body and claim that he had risen as he had said he would. It was wonderful to refresh my memory of the full story, and I was wondering how long will it take for us to learn the lesson that we cannot alter any plan that God has put in place? Remember, he says he knows the plan he has for each of us (Jer.29, v 11)
Isn’t it time to stop second guessing?
Merlyn Drummond
So, what new news could there possibly be in the Easter story? There has always been intense review of the Good Friday story, followed by the Easter Sunday story. Countless studies of Jesus’ last hours as a human, followed by his miraculous “rebirth.” So, I was not eager to revisit and rehash these stories. But I am so glad I was given Matthew’s version of the Easter weekend.
We are so used to Good Friday jumping to Easter Sunday, thanks to the versions of Mark and Luke, that we forget the “in between” time. I felt compelled after reading this passage, to read the four versions in all the Gospels.
I had forgotten that the priests who engineered Jesus’ death, had sought and received from Pilate permission to place guards at the tomb, to ensure the sealed stone could not be rolled away to allow theft of the body. They were afraid Jesus’ disciples would steal the body and claim that he had risen as he had said he would. It was wonderful to refresh my memory of the full story, and I was wondering how long will it take for us to learn the lesson that we cannot alter any plan that God has put in place? Remember, he says he knows the plan he has for each of us (Jer.29, v 11)
Isn’t it time to stop second guessing?
Merlyn Drummond
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