Rongmei Bible Reading Reflection from Mark 1-16

 [Originally posted in a WhatsApp group (BRU) as a daily reading update (reflection) from each chapter of the Bible]

[16:58, 02/10/2022] S. R.:

𝕄𝔸ℝ𝕂 𝟙:𝟛𝟝

"Jisu laukhwan khwanzingh tinggaanc riu mak khou rui thauna rimh rimpui bamv thangc tat patna huayney the."

Aniu guaini huainei mei panti su na lung khang nai the.

 

𝕄𝔸ℝ𝕂 𝟚:𝟟

"Mi pu hei tabui zaeng rui mi kumna sa tu cho? Kamei hei Ravguangc ta thouhsw makpui tuang di the. Ravguangc na hamhna thow rui paapc kuaklou ngam nina cho?"

Paap tumei guai hei Raguang ta (hukhou) lanmei guai ta e. Heijaeng rui, Raguang narui kuaklou bu e.

Manseita tho laanlou bam tini, sikkhang se tan khang ngam thui lak e. Raguang tho ngampari ri e.

 

𝕄𝔸ℝ𝕂 𝟛:𝟛𝟜

"Khoutei kadaeng dungc haengv bammei nunc ta tei zauc kari haengvna kamei rui sa the, 'Zauclo, mi hei apui khatni achaic akainac nunc the!'"

Khrista hei aniu Raguang na ham the. Aniu chana ni the. Mikiu tho, aniu ni Raguang na nun di the bumaeng khou.

 

𝕄𝔸ℝ𝕂 𝟜:𝟛𝟡

"Khoutei kamei thauna puanzingh ta tei luhna, 'Reih rei o! Rimh rim o!' twna zeihlat khou tei sa the. Khoutei puanzingh tei nthaekc kan the khatni nchwng rimh rim kan the."

Doulanei, Asei, tingsaeng zaeng Jisu ncham e. Atao ni aseini ngam pri pri tan e.

 

𝕄𝔸ℝ𝕂 𝟝:𝟙𝟡

'Tiki Jisu rui nuhlou mak khe. Kumna kakhou sa the, 'Nang kai thangc tat tho kumna Poubauhmei rui nang khang heizu taanclou kanmei tei khatni nang ta nzianloumei hei nang kai kaikhunhmei nunc khou raclou ti tho.'"

Mansei guai na tei kabam bai bai na Khrista rui aniu ta kaolou e. Asaek ta duipaeng ginram thang, asaek ta kailuang khou.

 

𝕄𝔸ℝ𝕂 𝟞:𝟙𝟙

"Tiki nangniw ta laalou makmei khatni nangniw lat nkinglou makmei bamv khou tei thu, mi khou tei rui nangniw tat pat dat ni khou kaniw ruc khou sakhi khang nangniw phaypav niang kadiw keylou duc o."

Raguang lat chuzi lalouzi mei guai tho sansi mei the. Mitei lian lou ni na e. Kaniu kum mei tei rui lunglai nu e ta.

 

𝕄𝔸ℝ𝕂 𝟟:𝟙𝟝

"Maansei ta kapaengc thangc rui gutmei puat rui sw mphuam mak ge; tiki kalungc khou rui patmei tei rui kata sw mphuam tuang de."

Aniu kapaeng khou na hougai khang su makna lungning tho rui gai khang suni na e. Lunliak, kheiliak, tu-jang mei, latsa, kaguai na khou.

 

𝕄𝔸ℝ𝕂 𝟠:𝟛𝟠

"Thow pw ni alam khou khatni alat lam khou mi ravchap tat makmei khatni paapc padikmei meikin khou hei zakpui mei lam khou tei Meic Nac Mpouh rui ni kamei nthanmei kauh baanchara nunc ta nduanghna kapu tuang hymdaihmei khou key pwkhou zak puni."

Khristian sukhang jak rikho. Gaitan tankhang jak ri kho. Zak etei aniu sansi mei e.

 

𝕄𝔸ℝ𝕂 𝟡:𝟜𝟙

Thow pw ni nangniw Khrista mei e twpui zaeng rui nangniw ta dui chu buangc na sini tizangvlou e thei, ai rui nangniw khou kaling siakna sa tuang e: katuang swan khat sini maan dat mak khe."

Khrista mei ding the tuna khat khat ta nkha kari mei san ram gai ko heithe! Suan amaan dat lak khe.

 

𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝟙𝟘:𝟚𝟡-𝟛𝟘

"Mundawna Jisu rui sa the, 'Ai rui nangniw khou kaling siakna sa tuang e: Thow pw ni akhang rui khatni gaychamv khang rui kakai kalau, kachaic kakainac, kapui kapu, khatni kanac ta gancloupui mei tei, mi panty khou ni rairiumei lev kazauhna kai lau, kachaic kakainac, kapui kapu, khatni kanac kadam phay khatni guang nimei panty khou ringcsuangmei laa puni.'"

Khrista thei lai mei guai khang tho suan nai the.

 

𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝟙𝟙:𝟚𝟝

"Nangniw huayney khang ding bampui ganv khou thowkumhmei ruc khou nangniw lungh nuancloumei tuang nai e thei, hei tei kuaklou o, kum e thei tingkauh thangc bammei nangniw Pu rui ni nangniw tuang twan lyammei guay kuaklou puni."

Aniu kuaklou thai khang nai the!

 

𝕄𝔸ℝ𝕂 𝟙𝟚:𝟜𝟜

Kalam thu baihmei guay tei thu mpeyna naimei khou rui tii tuang de, tiki mi pui hei thu karam lungcsi khou naimei kapwm, kamei tu nimei phaan tii tuang e."

Lungaimei lungsimei; geimei raomei, tuna aniu sabam mei hei meiram chak chak khou rui e. 100 khou 50 hei tho rao mak khe, tiki 1000 khou 50 tho rao ding the!

Raguang khang ti mei heini aniu chak chui nina the. Kum mak getei aniu rianra puni.

 

𝕄𝔸ℝ𝕂 𝟙𝟛:𝟙𝟙

Kumna kaniw rui nangniw ta nymna latzan kai khou zay guang pwkhou tabui lat sa nina cho twna lungh ryanra rey bam nangh e. Kadyng kadyng khou tiiloumei tei nangniw sa o. Kalam thu sa nimei hei nangniw hamh e, Bumaengh Nthanmei rui sa puni de."

Raguang rui aniu ta nduanglou ni tingsaengzaeng.

 

𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝟙𝟜:𝟞-𝟟

"Khoutei Jisu rui sa the, 'Kanyng sw kan dio. Tabui swna nangniw kata sw kaguakc bam tu cho? Kamei akhou gaypui taanv taanclou tuang e. Kalam thu lungcsimei nunc thu nangniw lev bam nchamc tanh tan bam puni de, kumna nangniw rui swlou nii niipui ganv khou kaniw khang gay taanv taanclou nuh de. Tiki ai thu nangniw lev bam nchamc tanh tan bam ni tu hamh e.'"

Lungsi lungrou meita nkha lou meini gai pui tuang de, tiki Raguang khang katpat lou mei taan ni nai ni mei thou e.

 

𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝟙𝟝:𝟝

"Tiki Jisu lat baihmei daw katwan mak khe. Khoutei Pilat tei ngak the."

Lat samakna rei rei khaeng mei hei ni gai pui tuang e.

 

[11:37, 18/10/2022] S. R.: 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝟙𝟞:𝟛-𝟜

"Khoutei, “Tarou kaimun tauc tei thow rui aniu khang thui patlou nina cho?” twna kaniw sa bam khwan e. Tiki kaniw zauc pwkhou, hei tei luangc patlou bammei ta kaniw how the. Mi tauc tei daic sih khwan e."

Tarou kaikham lanloumeitei Khrista khang lanlou tuang ham mak ge. Ntumei guai gut na jao kandiu khang lan lou tuang e.

Short Reflection from Mark 1-16

 [Originally posted in a WhatsApp group (LRAU) as a daily reading update (reflection) from each chapter of the Bible]

[5:58 pm, 10/05/2022] S.R:

𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝟙:𝟚𝟚

"They were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes."

For preachers to be authoritative, they need to handle the text accurately. That takes a lot of time, effort, and passion!

 

𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝟚:𝟙𝟛

"And He went out again by the seashore; and all the people were coming to Him, and He was teaching them."

Jesus loved to teach. He was famously and more known as "the teacher" (or the Rabbi in Hebrew) than by any other names.

Even according to the book of Timothy and Titus, what makes a pastor different from other Christians is the ability to teach the word of God!

Teaching Matters

 

𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝟛:𝟜

"And He *said to them, "Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to kill?" But they kept silent."

God commanded that they rest on Sabbath. These Jews didn't know why it was so. Jesus knew the commandment not just in words but in spirit too.

There are a lot of exceptions in the Bible. It's necessary to know why they are so. After all, heaven is not heaven if God is not there.

 

𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝟜:𝟛𝟡

"And He got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Hush, be still." And the wind died down and it became perfectly calm."

This is the same God who is with us till the end of the age. You can look at my DP (WhatsApp profile picture) too. I have put up a hymn based on this incident!

 

𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝟝:𝟚𝟝-𝟚𝟞

"A woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years, and had endured much at the hands of many physicians, and had spent all that she had and was not helped at all, but rather had grown worse"

This woman had gone to all the doctors of her time, but she never got healed rather lost all her money. The description is not just about the seriousness of her disease but also about the cost of medical fees! Last time, I went for eyes check-up. I paid ₹800 and was told to visit twice. I was given a blank paper, no treatment, no prescription, no nothing, except to come back next year with ₹800 again for a check-up. 😂

The Gospel of Luke omits this description. Luke, being a doctor, himself, had some respect for his profession. 😎 He said that the woman's problem was an incurable one😂

The good part is this woman got healing from God. Maybe, we have wasted all our money, energy, time, hope on something here and there, and have nothing to spend more now. Maybe it's time to exercise faith in God and be brave enough to do a crazy thing (to touch Christ for healing)!

 

𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝟞:𝟚𝟞-𝟚𝟟

"And although the king was very sorry, yet because of his oaths and because of his dinner guests, he was unwilling to refuse her. Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring back his head. And he went and had him beheaded in the prison."

What injustice is this! But why did it happen to John the prophet of God in this stupid manner! It's okay to die the death of a martyr, but not like this, the wish of a crazy girl.

And Jesus was alive but He didn't protest about it, nor sought justice for his cousin brother John, nor tried to reform the government!  His business was totally different. Preachers do well to focus on their bounden duty!

 

𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝟟:𝟠

"Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men."

God first.

Men secondary.

 

𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝟠:𝟛𝟠

"For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels."

“Ashamed”

That's the watchword. People hardly know that they are ashamed or not. And the reality is they are ashamed.

Forget about being courageous, let's pray that we will even recognize, realize how we are ashamed of Christ! O! Pity, O Christians!

 

𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝟡:𝟛𝟚

"But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him."

Sometimes, people blamed the leaders that they are too intimidating and they aren't approachable. Well, to them Jesus would be also an imperfect leader. Hmm! Unsanctified people have unsanctified ideas, beware!

 

𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝟙𝟘:𝟚𝟚

"But at these words he was saddened, and he went away grieving, for he was one who owned much property."

If you have much, you have much to lose. It's not wrong to have much, and there's no virtue in poverty. But if anything that we have accumulated has distracted us from following the giver of life, we have got to dismantle them!

 

𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝟙𝟙:𝟛𝟘-𝟛𝟛

"’Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? Answer Me.’  They began reasoning among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'  But shall we say, 'From men'?"--they were afraid of the people, for everyone considered John to have been a real prophet. Answering Jesus, they *said, "We do not know." And Jesus *said to them, ‘Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things.’"

Ignorance is not bliss. Ignorance is an abdication of responsibility. Saying "I don't know" is one of the most famous demonstrations of ignorance! And often, it means exactly as it was in this story.

 

𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝟙𝟚:𝟜𝟛-𝟜𝟜

"Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, ‘Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury; for they all put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on.’"

I often heard from some people that it's difficult to give even 10% when you earn much. And that's stupid. But all sinners are stupid, what to do?

10% of 10,000 is just 1000

10% of 1,00,000 is 10,000

10% of 10 Lakh is 1 lakh. As the amount increases, the 10% deductible amount increases too.

Jesus said the opposite. It's more difficult to give when you don't earn much. And that's common sense too, right? But greed, love of money, and love of pleasure have made people lose their common sense.

 

𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝟙𝟛:𝟙-𝟚

"As He was going out of the temple, one of His disciples *said to Him, ‘Teacher, behold what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!’ And Jesus said to him, ‘Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left upon another which will not be torn down.’"

The Jews took pride in their temple. They boasted that the temple should be in Jerusalem and not in Samaria. After all, it's the temple of God, so, it was right for them to love the temple. But their attachment had gone corrupted—they loved the temple but not the God of the temple. So, God had to not only desecrate but completely destroy the temple.

Abraham was a friend of God. God gave him Isaac after 25 years of promise. Abraham loved his son Isaac too much that it had become an idol of his heart. God had to tell Abraham that he must give up even his very son for God.

Is there anything we are too attached to? If it has become an idol, the Lord will take it away. But if we like Abraham learn to re-orient our hearts to Him, there's grace as vast as the ocean!

 

𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝟙𝟜:𝟞𝟚

"And Jesus said, ‘I am; and you shall see THE SON OF MAN SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF POWER, and COMING WITH THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN.’"

Surely, Jesus will come by the clouds. Whenever we see the clouds, let's remember that Jesus could just appear anytime. That's anticipation, not dreadfulness, btw!

 

𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝟙𝟝:𝟙𝟝

"Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified."

Pilate feared the crowd rather than fearing God.

He loved the praise of people rather than loving justice.

Let's not be Pilate!

 

𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝟙𝟞:𝟚𝟘

And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them, and confirmed the word by the signs that followed.] [And they promptly reported all these instructions to Peter and his companions. And after that, Jesus Himself sent out through them from east to west the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation.]   (Mark 16:20, NASB)

The necessity of the proclamation of the good news of salvation.

Salvation is what everyone is after. Even spiderman and superman are all about salvation. No story is inspiring without a plot of salvation. No testimony is worth saying without salvation. The Bible is also about salvation, but the spiritual salvation the real one!

Bible Reading Reflection from Mark 10-16

[Originally posted in a WhatsApp group (DG) as a daily reading update (reflection) from each chapter of the Bible] 

MARK 10:35-45

v41 "And hearing this, the ten began to feel indignant James and John"

The other disciples were angry, not because it was wrong for them to ask, but because they also wanted to be great. It was jealousy.

May we not be jealous of others' success! May we not be jealous of others' dreams! May we not be envious of the prosperity of the wicked! For their feet shall slip (Ps.73:18). Help me and my brothers, Lord, Amen!

 

MARK 11

(Particularly v27-33)

Jesus refused to answer some of their questions. Sometimes, it's wise to not answer some questions. That's why I stopped answering some of your questions in the beginning! 😉

And also, v25 highlights the importance of forgiveness. This reminder is necessary because we will fail one another's expectations because even at our best, we still are sinners in this body. We have to be forgiving.

John MacArthur says and I agree with him that we are most like God when we are most forgiving!

 

MARK 12:6-8

“He had one more, a beloved son; he sent him last of all to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ But those vine-growers said to one another, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!’ And they took him, and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard.”

What a tragic story! What a forbearing God, the Lord is! What a wicked creature, we humans are!

This parable is true and applicable to our sanctification too. Many times, we ignore and silence the voice of conscience, Spirit, and church! Before each time we fall, have we not ultimately silenced the warning and appealing voice?

Thank You, Lord, for your forbearance! Allow me not to go astray! Always lead me back to Your fold. And let me drink Your spring of joy as I walk with You! Amen!

 

𝕄𝔸ℝ𝕂 𝟙𝟛:𝟛𝟛-𝟛𝟟

“See to it, keep on the alert; for you do not know when the appointed time will come. It is like a man away on a journey, who, leaving his house and giving authority to his slaves—each one his task, also commanded the doorkeeper to stay awake. Therefore, stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning— lest he come suddenly and find you sleeping. And what I say to you I say to all, ‘Stay awake!’”

Am I ready for the coming of my Lord Jesus Christ? Will I be found sleeping or waiting when He returns?

𝓞𝓱! 𝓜𝔂 𝓼𝓸𝓾𝓵, 𝓼𝓽𝓪𝔂 𝓪𝔀𝓪𝓴𝓮, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓫𝓮 𝓭𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓲𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓲𝓬𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓶𝔂 𝓚𝓲𝓷𝓰!

 

𝕄𝔸ℝ𝕂 𝟙𝟜:𝟛𝟛-𝟛𝟞

“And He took with Him Peter and James and John, and began to be very distressed and troubled. And He *said to them, ‘My soul is deeply grieved to the point of death; remain here and keep watch.’ And He went a little beyond them, and fell to the ground and began to pray that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him. And He was saying, ‘Abba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what You will.’”

𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚘𝚏 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚔. 𝙸𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚜 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜. 𝙸 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝙹𝚎𝚜𝚞𝚜' 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚒𝚝𝚞𝚍𝚎 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝙷𝚒𝚜 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑.

𝙷𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 🅓🅘🅢🅣🅡🅔🅢🅢🅔🅓, 🅃🅁🄾🅄🄱🄻🄴🄳, ⒼⓇⒾⒺⓋⒺⒹ, 🅵🅴🅻🅻 🅳🅞🆆🅽!

ɪᴛ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴇᴀsʏ ғᴏʀ ᴊᴇsᴜs ᴛᴏ ᴅɪᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴜs. ʟᴇᴛ's ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ sᴀʟᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ. ɪᴛ ᴘᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴄʜʀɪsᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴋɪʟʟᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ!

𝓛𝓸𝓻𝓭, 𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓴 𝓨𝓸𝓾, 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓵𝓪𝔂𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓭𝓸𝔀𝓷 𝓨𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓵𝓲𝓯𝓮 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓶𝓮. 𝓜𝓪𝔂 𝓘 𝓪𝓵𝔀𝓪𝔂𝓼 𝓻𝓮𝓶𝓮𝓶𝓫𝓮𝓻 𝓨𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓪𝓰𝓸𝓷𝔂 𝓲𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓖𝓮𝓽𝓱𝓼𝓮𝓶𝓪𝓷𝓮! 𝓐𝓶𝓮𝓷!

 

𝕄𝔸ℝ𝕂 𝟙𝟝:𝟛𝟘

"He saved others; He cannot save Himself."

ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇʏ sᴀɪᴅ sᴏ, ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴ ᴀᴅᴍɪʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛ, ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴ ᴀᴅᴏʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴍᴏᴄᴋᴇʀʏ.

ɪs ɪᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ғᴇᴀʀғᴜʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ ᴡᴇ ᴘʀᴏғᴇss ᴄᴀɴ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇɴ ᴜs ᴏʀ sᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴜs ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴇᴀᴅ ᴜs ᴛᴏ ᴇᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴅᴀᴍɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏʀ sᴀʟᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ?

ᴀʟsᴏ, ʜᴏᴡ sᴇʟғɪsʜ ᴡᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴀʀᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏᴡ sᴇʟғ-ᴅᴇɴʏɪɴɢ ᴏᴜʀ ʟᴏʀᴅ ᴡᴀs! ᴡᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴏ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ sᴀᴠᴇ ᴏᴜʀsᴇʟᴠᴇs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀᴅᴠᴇʀsɪᴛʏ (ʙᴇ ᴛᴏʀᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴘᴇʀsᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴘᴏᴠᴇʀᴛʏ, sʜᴀᴍᴇ, ᴇᴍʙᴀʀʀᴀssᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴘᴀɪɴ, sᴏʀʀᴏᴡ, ᴇᴛᴄ.) ʙᴜᴛ ᴄʜʀɪsᴛ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴀᴠᴇ ᴜs.

𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐘𝐨𝐮: 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮, 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬! 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧!

 

𝕄𝔸ℝ𝕂 𝟙𝟞:𝟛

"And they were saying to one another, ‘Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?’"

I grew up seeing pictures of Jesus' tomb opened and Christ about to ascend into heaven. As if the tomb was opened for Christ to come out. As if the stone of the tomb was rolled away for Christ to escape.

This verse is the clearest description of an open tomb in all accounts of the 4 gospels. The stone was rolled away for the women to come and realize that Christ has risen because those women weren't able to roll the mighty stone away.

I see, how God intervenes in our every moment of life to strengthen our faith in Him! Help me, Lord to see Your Providence in all situations, Amen!