Give Hope
Tonight my thoughts are on the disciples. They have just seen Christ, their Friend and Lord, die a horrible death. They look on the cross and hear Christ say the words “Forgive them for they not what they do.” He dies, and they go back to their homes. What are they thinking? Maybe Peter is thinking with guilt, “Why did I deny Him?” The others, “I could have done more. Maybe I could have stopped this.” The disciples lived with Him, and they did not even understand what was going on. The disciples took their guilt and shame and attempted to deal with it, some better than others. One took his life into his own hands and committed suicide.
We are filled with those same thoughts at times. Guilt of our lives and choices, shame of the past, and what haunts us late at night. How do you deal with that? We have an advantage that the disciples did not. There might have been Friday night sadness full of guilt and shame, but they did not understand what we know today: That while they were having all of those feelings and thoughts, Christ was fighting the ultimate battle and taking away the keys to death, hell, and the grave, and was rising again that we might have hope and life.
Today Christ is risen but instead of holding onto that hope, let’s share it with someone who needs to understand God can set them free and bring them Life and bring it more abundantly.
This weekend, as we celebrate Christ’s death and Resurrection, find someone who you can share the same hope you have.
