You may have heard it preached or done so yourself… “It’s Friday, but Sunday is Coming”. Well, you can preach it, but to live it is another story. In March, 2014 the church that I was pastoring was sued as a result of mistaken memories from the 1950s. Though mistaken, we experienced a year of “Fridays” spending huge sums of money on court costs and legal fees. The days were dark and often filled with fear that the church would have to close its doors. Would “Sunday” ever come?
The following passage records history’s darkest day. “So, they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews”. (John 19:40) Along with His death, Jesus had spoken of His resurrection again and again. Even so, the day was too devastating and filled with fear to remember His words. In the midst of the storm, in the depths of heartache and overwhelming loss… would “Sunday” ever come?
That church I spoke of is alive and well with a new pastor and great days of ministry ahead. In April, 2015 the court dropped all charges acknowledging our innocence in the entire matter. Prayers were answered and on Easter morning of that year we rejoiced in the unchanging fact that “Sunday” always comes to the children of the resurrection. May every morning bring fresh hope, that however dark and fearful your current “Friday” may be… "Sunday" is Coming! ~ (PJVS)
“And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, 'Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.' ” ~ Luke 24:5-7
Because we’re Children of the Resurrection,
~ PJVS
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