*GUARDS SECURE THE TOMB
Today's Topic:
GUARDS SECURE THE TOMB
Bible Reading:
Matthew 27:62-66, NLT:-
62 The next day, on the Sabbath, the leading priests and Pharisees went to see Pilate. 63 They told him, “Sir, we remember what that deceiver once said while he was still alive: ‘After three days I will rise from the dead.’ 64 So we request that you seal the tomb until the third day. This will prevent his disciples from coming and stealing his body and then telling everyone he was raised from the dead! If that happens, we’ll be worse off than we were at first.”
65 Pilate replied, “Take guards and secure it the best you can.” 66 So they sealed the tomb and posted guards to protect it.
🔑 Key Verse:
“ So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard.”
- Matthew 27:66, NIV
The Message:
The ‘stolen body hypothesis’ claims that Jesus’ disciples came to steal His body at night, and then told the people that He resurrected. But isn’t that theory self-refuting by the fact that Roman guards were positioned to secure Jesus’ tomb? With a big stone, a seal of authority and fully armed soldiers there, how can one possibly steal His body? The chief priests and Pharisees did their best to prevent the resurrection, but it was all in vain. They thought they could truncate something that was already settled in the spiritual using physical might; little did they know that whatever God has decreed cannot be terminated by any power – human or demon.
Do you find yourself up against those who think they can truncate God’s purpose for your life? Are you in the midst of those bent on terminating others’ glorious destinies? Rest your mind today that as God turned the counsel of the chief priests and Pharisees to futility, so shall He do concerning your case. Whatever counsel fabricated by human or demonic powers concerning you shall be frustrated in Jesus’ name. when God is for you, nothing can work against you. Rest assured in this and watch God frustrate every evil plan over your life.
Birthday Blessing:
“For I know the plans I have for you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
-Jeremiah 29:11
Read Bible Through Passage:
Leviticus 22; Psalms 28-29; Ecclesiastes 5; 2 Timothy 1.
Food for Thought:
“Nothing is a surprise to God; nothing is a setback to His plans; nothing can thwart His purposes; and nothing is beyond His control.”
–Joni Eareckson Tada
💥Good morning beloved!
Today, as you march forward in complete obedience, and as satan could not stop Jesus from resurrecting, therefore, I command every obstacle to give way for your breakthrough today, in Jesus name.
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Do enjoy a WONDERFUL Wednesday.
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