Saturday Reading: Matthew 27:62-66
Key Verse: Matthew 27:62
62 Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
Devotion:
As you read through your bibles, you will find that very little is written about the time that Christ spent in the tomb. The time He spent in there spanned the Sabbath day so nobody should have been doing anything because that was God’s Law – Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Because this was the Sabbath, all the disciples and followers of Christ went to their homes; I’m sure some may have been a little late getting there because of all that had happened, but they kept the law as best they could.
Yet still we find a passage telling us of some that were doing things on the Sabbath just to try and make sure that they remained in control instead of Christ. They were still not in any mood to believe Christ was who He said He was because that would mean that they had to admit to the corruption that was growing in their midst. The chief priest and the Pharisees came together and went to see Pilate to try and work things out to their advantage. They wanted to make sure that nobody would be able to come in and steal Christ’s body from the tomb so they made an agreement with Pilate for some guards to be posted in front of the tomb. To this extent they sealed the tomb as best they could and set the watch outside to ensure nobody was coming or going!
The very people that were supposed to be upholding the Laws of God and teaching the people the truth were the ones breaking God’s law and trying to do their own thing. This is what happens to us when things don’t go our own way – we try to bend the rules a little to suit ourselves and make things happen that way we want them to. It will not work! It has never worked. God is the one who is in control and He allows things to happen the way they do so that we can learn not just how to live but how to keep His ways instead of our own. Think on Christ this day.
Points to Ponder:
Do you like it when things do not go your way?
Do you ever think that maybe God wants things this way instead?
