He Keeps His Promises

"Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.  And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:  And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?  He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. And they remembered his words, And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest. It was Mary Magdalene and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles. And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.  Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass. " (Luke 24:1-12).

     Have you ever had someone tell you something they were going to do, and you thought, "I have to see it to believe it"? It isn't so much that you think they are lying, but what they are telling you just seems unbelievable. 

    This is what was going on in this story from the Bible. These disciples could not believe that Jesus had risen from the dead. It just seemed impossible to them, even though He had told them days before that He would be rising from the dead.

"And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men: And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry." (Matthew 17:22-23).

     Jesus had already told them that he would be killed by evil men and that on the third day He would rise again from the dead. They had spent much time with Jesus, and had seen Him do everything He had said He would do. They knew He always kept His word and that He could not lie. They had seen Him heal the sick, raise the dead, and do all kinds of miracles. For some reason; however, they could did not believe that He would rise from the dead. Think about this:  If they really believed that He would rise again on the third day, they would have been there waiting for Him to rise. They would have wanted to witness such an awesome miracle. They would have wanted to be the first ones to see Him after His resurrection. When they were told that He had actually risen like He said He would, they did not believe.

      Do you believe the words of Jesus? Do you take Him at His word? Do you expect Him to do what He says He will do? Are His words life to you? Do you get excited when you read His Word? When you read His promises, do you anticipate the fulfillment of those promises? 

"For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us."  (2 Corinthians 1:20).

     You can trust Him to keep His promises. You can depend on Him. He is faithful to uphold His word to us. Do not doubt Him. Trust Him, believe Him, anticipate His promises, rely on Him and wait for Him. Don't allow the enemy to cause you to waver in your faith. The Lord will keep His word. He is faithful.

 "Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)"  (Hebrews 10:23).