The Longest Saturday Ever

Luke 23:65b

On the sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

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Here's something that you're never gonna forget

"You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive

This snippet of scripture isn't often the subject of great contemplation, but in truth it should.

All of the events of what Christians call Holy Week have come to pass. Like most big events, it takes more time to prepare than it takes to celebrate the event. We have passed through Lent, the Palms, and the Passion. The Passover is now past and the specter of death did not pass over the door where Jesus shared his last supper. Now, all there is to do is celebrate the Sabbath according to the commandment.

What is there to celebrate? The Christ, the Messiah, Emmanuel, God with us had died on the cross. God is dead and lays in a tomb. What's to come next. The Sabbath, that's what. The joy of Easter is a pale shelter off in the distance, unknown to the Apostles and Disciples.

Well you ain't seen nothing yet. Tomorrow's gonna come and it's going to come in power and glory. Today we may not be able to see tomorrow on the horizon. Today is just too harsh. But tomorrow will come.

Many people live everyday like it's Easter Saturday, the longest most discouraging day in the history of all creation. People live like God is dead and all hope died with him. It's not a way to live, but without Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday is meaningless. What we must remember is that Easter Sunday does follow.

The wait can be hard. The wait can be long, but Christ is coming. When things are their most desperate, God is coming. We may not see it coming, but God sees us, and that's the point. That is the source of our hope even when we are waiting in the dark.