Saturday Waiting

April 1st, 2008

Heathrow’s new Terminal 5 is an impressive building. Longer than the actual first flight of the Wright Brothers, with the second longest escalator in Britain – the longest is at The Angel tube station, the six lounges make up the largest, most luxurious lounge complex in the world. This is to make waiting as pleasant as it can be!!

I know that Jesus’ entombment was a parallel of Jonah three days in the whale; I know that Jesus said he would rise on the third day; I know that Saturday was the Jew’s Sabbath Day, but I still find it interesting that Jesus didn’t rise on the Saturday.

I’ve imagined the turmoil the disciples went through on that Saturday; what should they do now? The desperation of complete devastation. But Jesus had told them that they must wait for the third day.

Some time in the days immediately following his resurrection, he told them again that they must wait. Though he had instructed them to go and tell the world about his resurrection, he told them they must wait until they had received the necessary power from the Holy Spirit. They must wait in Jerusalem.

Waiting is difficult. It is not to be confused with procrastination, a sort of apathy. It is watching and waiting, ready for action once the signal has been given.

You may be experiencing a ‘Saturday’ at the moment. Don’t worry or get despondent, or try to launch into action too soon. God has times and seasons, and we need to be patient, observant and keep alert.                                                                                              David Thatcher

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