June 26 ~ Luke 24:1-8
Very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, carrying the spices that they had prepared. When they found the stone rolled away from the entrance, they went in. But they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus, and they did not know what to think.
Suddenly two men in shining white clothes stood beside them. The women were afraid and bowed to the ground. But the men said, "Why are you looking in the place of the dead for someone who is alive? Jesus isn't here! He has been raised from death. Remember that while he was still in Galilee, he told you, 'The Son of Man will be handed over to sinners who will nail him to a cross. But three days later he will rise to life.' "Then they remembered what Jesus had said.
Scripture taken from the Contemporary English Version © 1991,1992, 1995 by American Bible Society, Used by Permission.
A few weeks ago, my grandmother called me one evening and said, “Something’s wrong with my television… it says ‘Cable’ and I can’t get anything.” After questioning her a little bit, I decided that she had punched a button on her TV remote control and was not on the right input for her cable channels. I tried to talk her through fixing the problem, but finally, I just got in the car and drove to her apartment, which is (luckily) about five minutes away from our house.
When I walked into my grandmother’s room, the television was on… and she was watching a program. I could not determine any problem. When I would flip through the channels to show her they were all there, a display would temporarily flash “Cable,” and she would say, “See... it says ‘cable.’” I explained that it was supposed to do that… and this indicated she was on the right settings. She insisted she was not – that her channels were not all showing. Finally, I looked at the clock and determined the real problem… she was looking for her favorite show – “Wheel of Fortune.” But it was Sunday night, and this show does not air on Sundays. She knew this – at least at one time – but she was still looking for her show. And when she couldn’t find it, she went into a tizzy and decided something was wrong with her television.
Aren’t we all like this more often than we care to admit… particularly when it comes to Spiritual matters? Don’t we look for things we know are not there… and conversely, don’t we fail to recognize things God has promised? Don’t we wring our hands and decide that something is terribly wrong, forgetting that Jesus has promised to be with us always… even unto the ends of the earth? Don’t we decide that the worst possible outcome will result, even when we know God has promised He will take care of us and meet our every need?
We need to take a step back… dig deep into our Bibles… and revel in the promises of God. We need to cling to them… trust them… believe that what He has said He will do will, indeed, be done. If God tells us that He is going to be with us through a challenge or a crisis, we need to believe Him. If He whispers to us and says, “I’m not on board with that,” we better believe Him then, also!
The question becomes… how closely are we communicating with God? How well are we hearing from Him… and how much do we trust what He is telling us? If you are still searching for your “Wheel of Fortune” when you know better, it’s time to change the channel and realize that God didn’t make a mistake… you did. If God has answered your prayer as He promised… and you are misreading the situation and going into a tailspin, it’s time to calm down and re-evaluate the situation. God has all the answers… but we must be truly listening… and hearing what He is telling us! Are you?
©2011 Debbie Robus
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