Saturday

There's this book by Pete Wilson out of Nashville, it's called Plan B: What To Do When God Doesn't Show Up the Way You Thought He Would? Great book. My copy is dog eared, underlined, highlighted, you name it.

This passage is so dear to my heart tonight, especially tonight. If you happen to own this book it is written on page 167. If you don't own this book, well then, follow my my heart a bit tonight.

The author talks in this chapter about power and hope. Pete Wilson talks about when Jesus was crucified on Good Friday and how the despair of His disciples continues into Saturday, not arguing of course that Easter Sunday is filled with celebration as Jesus conquers death for our sins.

But Saturday...Pete Wilson opens our minds to some interesting thoughts. He says, "Saturday, a day when nothing seems to be happening. It's a day of questioning, doubting, wondering, and definitely waiting. It's the day of helplessness and hopelessness. It's a day when we wonder if God is asleep at the wheel or simply powerless to do anything about our problems.

Is it possible, though, that Saturday is actually a day of preparation? Is it possible God's getting ready to do his best work in us? That's exactly what was happening on that Saturday after Jesus' crucifixion. Saturday was the day God was engineering a resurrection.

Pete continues, You may be in the midst of a horrible, out of control situation. You feel as if God is not there, that there's nothing that can be done. But here is the message of the gospel for you while you are stuck in your helpless, hopeless, Saturday life: God does His best work in hopeless situations.

We worship a God who specializes in resurrections. He specializes in hopeless situations. After all, he conquered death-the ultimate hopeless situation-so you could have life.

His followers were dejected and dismal and hopeless, and then Jesus rose from the dead. God did the impossible, and in a matter of hours, the disciples journeyed from hopeless to hope-filled. From powerless to powerful. They saw him risen, and everything changed. ...good for us. Good for me. Good for you. Good for anyone who is in desperate need of hope today.

...there are two kinds of hope in this world. One is hoping for something and the other is hoping in someone.

...life is uncertain, God is not. While our power is limited, God's is limitless. He still has the whole world in His hands. While our hope may be fragile, God is hope himself. Your world may feel chaotic, but no doubt about it God is still in control. And one way or another, Sunday is about to dawn."

Simply stated that is powerful. If this touched your heart in some way, get the book, you won't be disappointed.