FAITH CAPSULE: Deny man’s positioned large rock to see the Eternal Rock of ages.
Mark 16
The plan and the purpose of Pilate and his cohorts was to permanently seal off the hope of man; to interrupt; and shattered the existence of the Gospel message which brought hope and the way of salvation for man. All the persecutors of Jesus, starting from Pilate to the soldiers that led Him away through to the Calvary misrepresent their plan and purpose. Those men ignorantly filled up the lamp with oil. The lamp that was filled up has been generating the light that is now burning. It is an unquenchable light till Jesus comes back. It is the light of life which no darkness can comprehend. Jesus is alive today, tomorrow and forever! No tomb can hold Him down neither is there any rock that is large enough to deny Him from taking charge as purposed by God the father of all creation. Absolutely there is no ignorance like that of a creation attempting to deny the plans of its creator. The Almighty creator wants to reach us but Pilate and his cohorts wants to breach His plans. Have you been struggling to reach unto Him? You have given your life to the Lord, but you are not experiencing any relationship with the Lord.
Could it be that there is a large rock that is in place as a representative of hindrance between your walk with Lord? On the day of Jesus’ resurrection, some wanted to see His body. It is written, “Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they said among themselves, ‘Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?’ But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away—for it was very large.” (Mark 16:1-3) Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Salome wanted to see the body of Jesus but they were concerned about a large rock hindering them. In your attempt and true desire to seek and to know Jesus, hindrances and large rocks will give up and your desire shall never be denied. The Bible recorded that Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome deny large rock from hindering their attempt to see Jesus when, “they looked up” They looked up and they saw that the stone (large rock) had been rolled away. A large rock which man’s strength or determination cannot move is always move-able in looking up to Jesus.
Prayer for today: Ask for His tender mercies and truth to continually guide you.