Luke 23:55 As his body was taken away, the women from Galilee followed and saw the tomb where his body was placed. Then they went home and prepared spices and ointments to anoint his body. But by the time they were finished the Sabbath had begun, so they rested as required by the law.
These ladies had just been through an incredibly traumatic experience watching their beloved Master and close friend being crucified, His battered and bloodied body lowered down from the Cross, and then lovingly carried into Joseph's new tomb.
I can imagine they cried all the way home and wept some more as they prepared the ointments for his body. Interestingly they never had to do any of what they thought because God made sure they had to rest and I think that's very significant. When we've been through hard experiences He calls us to rest in Him for a while. Perhaps they didn't sleep much that night at the thought of their task in the morning, little realising their circumstances, and the whole of history, were about to change overnight.
The resurrection of Jesus changes everything for all of us. What seems hopeless one moment is turned around by God when all hope seems gone. There may be negative evidence in front of us, but be encouraged, God says it's not the end, it's just the beginning.
Hallelujah, resurrection was on it's way and that goes for us too, whatever seems to be lost or dead to us, Jesus still has the power to resurrect and bring new life to us. He is the God of all hope and comfort because of Jesus. It's not over yet. Praise His Name.
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