Mark 16:3-4
“On the way they were asking each other, ‘Who will roll away the
stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?’
But as they arrived, they looked up and saw that the stone, which was
very large, had
already been rolled aside.”
Can you picture this? We don’t
bury people inside caves anymore. And
when we do bury people, we have backhoes to dig the grave. So this picture is one we really have to
think about and conjure up.
The women were on their way to the tomb thinking about the obstacle
they would have to overcome once there.
They were wondering out loud, they were trying to make a plan, they were
worrying about that large rock in their way.
What to do? Could they possibly
move it themselves? Not likely! Could they hire someone or several someones
to do the job? Also not likely-all they
had on them were the burial spices and linens for Jesus. And dynamite was out of the question, of
course!
Imagine their surprise when they arrived and “saw that the stone,
which was very large” had already been pushed aside by someone! The Scriptures say the women were shocked.
(vs 5) And not only was the rock out of
their way, but there was a lone young man all dressed up in white sitting
there! You can read the rest of the passage
to find out what happened next.
How many times have I had a large stone in my way? How many times have I stewed about it, tried
to figure out a way to move it myself, climb over it, go around it, get some
dynamite to get the thing out of my way?
God sometimes places large rocks in our way. (Or sometimes we put them there
ourselves, called disobedience, then wonder why we can’t move forward.)
The point is this: God had
already moved the rock for these women.
He knew it was there and what He would do about it before the women even
got up that morning!
There are always obstacles when we serve God. We might as well just accept that. But He knows they’re there and what He’s going
to do about them! So, I’ll just stop
worrying about them and trying to get around them. I’ll rest in the thought that as long as they’re
there, God is still teaching me and He’ll move them when He’s good and
ready. I just need to keep watching Him
so I’m good and ready when He does!
Father, thank
You for the large stones in my life.
Please help
Me to trust You
with them; You will move them or not
Move them as
You see fit. Amen.
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