Good morning, Father! It is a glorious morning and a great day for a bus trip. As I sit here keeping myself busy for a few hours may our time be glorious as well! May I hear your voice clear and strong! Amen.

Mark 16:1-8 (<<click to read the passage)

There are many things in life that from our perspective seem to be insurmountable. Finances. Relationships. Jobs. So many times we are just stymied. We hesitate and though we may take a few steps forward we are filled with fear.

The women that had been with Jesus all along this journey of agony and death were on their way. In their culture, their hands were tied. There was so little they could really do…but now they were doing something they could do. They had no means of stopping the atrocities against their Lord and Master but nothing was going to stop them from giving Jesus the proper burial He deserved. He had done so much for them…they owed Him at least that much!

And most amazingly, as they headed out they really had no idea how they were even going to get to His body! “Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where Jesus’ body was laid” and watched as a stone was rolled in front of the entrance of the tomb. (Mark 15:46-47)

They knew the stone was there but did it stop them? Nope! They didn’t know how they were going to do it but it didn’t slow them down!

That was a big hurdle to overcome but it wasn’t the only one! Matthew 27:62-66 tells us that because the Pharisees wanted to cover all their bases, they convinced Pilate to post a Roman guard at the entrance – talk about an impossible obstacle for the three women!

But none of these things stopped them, they were on a mission, driven by love for their Lord! And they were determined that nothing was going to stop them!

So…what is ahead of you? Insurmountable obstacles? Things that there just seem to be no way to overcome? Are they stopping you dead in your tracks?

Do as Mary and Mary and Solome did! They didn’t know the answers to their own questions but they forged ahead!

Deuteronomy 31:8 gives us this promise,

“It is the Lord who goes before you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or abandon you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”

We may not know all the answers but we sure know Someone who does!

Sept 18th, 2019, Wed, 9:35 am