He Did What He Said... He Does What He Said

While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ ” Then they remembered his words.- Luke 24:4-8


He did what He said. Don't you remember what He said?


That was basically what the two angels were telling the women at the tomb that Easter morning.


They were afraid, trembling, and confused. 


But they were reminded- He has risen, JUST AS HE SAID. 


Isn't God amazing like that? He keeps His promises. 


The ultimate reminder of that is the rainbow which was put in the sky after God flooded the earth (Genesis 9 I think). He put it there to remind the people He wouldn't do that again.


And He followed through with that promise.


And He still does. God keeps His promises. The most important one was that Jesus would be raised from the dead on the third day.


But the women and disciples seemed to have forgotten about that.


Because when Jesus wasn't in the tomb, they were confused and afraid.


Sometimes, I forget about God's promises.


And there I stand, trembling, afraid, confused, hurt, and sad. And sometimes even angry at God.


But the words the Angels spoke that day resound to me too:
"He has risen, just as he said."Matthew 28:6


Just as He said.


A perfect example of me forgetting about God's faithfulness and steadfastness to His promises happened last night.


I was walking back from a group meeting in the library. I was exhausted. My foot was in excruciating pain. I had to prepare a powerpoint, produce a 6 page paper, and 2 article abstracts yet. My energy had been totally exhausted, and I stood in fear of being attacked by others. Hurt. Let down. Disappointed in myself... And it was raining and my umbrella was in my room. 


And there I stood, trembling, confused, and afraid. 


And then I looked up to the sky. And do you know what I saw? I don't have to explain it... I took a picture:

Yes. Up in the sky there streaked a rainbow. Showers of rain had come and gone, and it was still lightly raining, but there was the rainbow. 

(I know it's not totally clear in that picture, and I know it is not the best shot or angle, but it was shot from my cell phone and I was trying to do it without damaging my phone from the wet raindrops... you get the idea...) 

God was saying "He has risen. Just as He said. I keep my promises. Just as I said."

A friend of mine posted an amazing video on her blog today. And in it, the speaker referenced Isaiah 40. There, verses 21-24, 30-31 say this:

Do you not know?
   Have you not heard?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
   Have you not understood since the earth was founded?
He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth,
   and its people are like grasshoppers.
He stretches out the heavens like a canopy,
   and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
He brings princes to naught
   and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.
No sooner are they planted,
   no sooner are they sown,
   no sooner do they take root in the ground,
than he blows on them and they wither,
   and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.

Even youths grow tired and weary,
   and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in the LORD
   will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
   they will run and not grow weary,
   they will walk and not be faint.


It's almost like in these passages, Isaiah is saying: "Wake up! What have you been told time and time again? God keeps His promises!"


All throughout the Bible. All throughout history. That Resurrection morning, He did what He said, and we as Christians can rest assured that He does what He said He would do. And that is remain faithful to His people. He will never let them fall- but rather, when they are down, He will pick them up. And they will soar on wings like eagles. They will not grow weary or faint. For God holds them in His hand.


Blessings:
-Last 8 AM class of the semester!


-Group presentation went well!


-I don't know whether or not this is a blessing, but I had a spelling error on the page which totally altered one of the slides and I made a big deal/joke about it and it made everyone laugh, which made me laugh.


-Lunch with a friend


-Last organ lesson of the semester! (Don't like that really, but I learned so much from it that it was such a blessing!)


-Lemons available in the cafeteria to add to the raspberry iced tea... Yum!


-Dinner and an amazing conversation with an amazing friend


-Surviving another day.


On one last note, I hate to sound selfish and keep asking for prayers for myself, but two prayer requests:
1) My foot is in a tremendous amount of pain from overusing it. Please pray for some relief and healing.


2) I have a check up with my psychiatrist tomorrow. Please pray that it goes well.


Thanks!