Saturday – Open Topic

Reading – Matthew 27:62-66

Highlight Verse:

“The next day, on the Sabbath, the leading priests and Pharisees went to see Pilate.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭27‬:‭62‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I checked all four Gospels and today’s reading was all I could find about the Saturday between the Crucifixion and the Resurrection.

Nothing about disciples mourning or hiding.

Apparently they were busy observing the Sabbath.

The priests and Pharisees were not.

Why?

My theory is the power they witnessed at the Cross made them realize that Jesus spoke the truth. That scared them to death.

They could see that He was likely to rise from the dead. That would mean the end of their power unless they could find a way to stop the resurrection or at least stop people from believing it.

Despite their efforts, Jesus did rise from the dead.

He disciples saw and believed.

The Holy Spirit and the Word bear witness to us today and we believe.

That’s something to celebrate!

What do you think the disciples were doing on Resurrection Eve?
How do you plan to celebrate the Resurrection this weekend?