March 30th, 2024
Today is Saturday; it’s the day between ‘Good Friday’ and ‘Easter Sunday.’ Where were the disciples on this day? Jesus foretold what they would experience in John’s Gospel chapter 16, verses 16 – 24. Let’s read these verses using the H.E.A.R. method. As you read the passage, do the following:
H- highlight the verses that stand out to you.
E – explain the verse(s) in your own words of what God is saying to you.
A – apply the verse to your life. (What would it look like to live this truth in your
life?)
R – respond in prayer by writing your heart to God.
Each of these four steps cultivates a heart-attitude to hear God speak.
Let’s zoom into V.20 – “Truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.” What insight does this verse give of how the disciples were feeling on this Saturday when Jesus was in the grave? How were the religious leaders feeling?
How does the hope of resurrection turn our sad times over death into joy? Share your answer with a family member or friend who could benefit from the comfort of Jesus’ promise of resurrection (John 11: 25).
More Meditation about the Burial of Jesus:
Where was Jesus buried after his brutal death, by crucifixion, at the hands of the Romans? Surprisingly, the Bible tells us quite a bit about where his body was placed for what would amount to exactly three full days and three full nights (Matthew 12:40).
The place where the body of Jesus was buried was in a garden and in a new sepulcher or tomb which never had a dead person placed in it (John 19:41). It was located outside the then current walls of the city of Jerusalem possibly close to the Damascus Gate.
The tomb, owned by a rich man named Joseph of Arimathea, was hewn out of a rock and had a large, round stone door that could seal the entrance. The interior of the tomb that contained Jesus was big enough for a person or two to sit or stand in, although it required a person to stoop down in order to enter it.
The Bible states that several people visited the garden tomb during and after Jesus was buried. They include Joseph of Arimathea, a rich member of the Sanhedrin, and Nicodemus, a Pharisee, who together placed Christ in Joseph's new burial location.
Mary Magdalene and "another Mary" checked where the Lord was buried late on a Saturday afternoon just before the resurrection. Mary Magdalene and other women revisit the site early Sunday morning, with Peter and John running to the location later in the day to also check on the body of Jesus.
H- highlight the verses that stand out to you.
E – explain the verse(s) in your own words of what God is saying to you.
A – apply the verse to your life. (What would it look like to live this truth in your
life?)
R – respond in prayer by writing your heart to God.
Each of these four steps cultivates a heart-attitude to hear God speak.
Let’s zoom into V.20 – “Truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.” What insight does this verse give of how the disciples were feeling on this Saturday when Jesus was in the grave? How were the religious leaders feeling?
How does the hope of resurrection turn our sad times over death into joy? Share your answer with a family member or friend who could benefit from the comfort of Jesus’ promise of resurrection (John 11: 25).
More Meditation about the Burial of Jesus:
Where was Jesus buried after his brutal death, by crucifixion, at the hands of the Romans? Surprisingly, the Bible tells us quite a bit about where his body was placed for what would amount to exactly three full days and three full nights (Matthew 12:40).
The place where the body of Jesus was buried was in a garden and in a new sepulcher or tomb which never had a dead person placed in it (John 19:41). It was located outside the then current walls of the city of Jerusalem possibly close to the Damascus Gate.
The tomb, owned by a rich man named Joseph of Arimathea, was hewn out of a rock and had a large, round stone door that could seal the entrance. The interior of the tomb that contained Jesus was big enough for a person or two to sit or stand in, although it required a person to stoop down in order to enter it.
The Bible states that several people visited the garden tomb during and after Jesus was buried. They include Joseph of Arimathea, a rich member of the Sanhedrin, and Nicodemus, a Pharisee, who together placed Christ in Joseph's new burial location.
Mary Magdalene and "another Mary" checked where the Lord was buried late on a Saturday afternoon just before the resurrection. Mary Magdalene and other women revisit the site early Sunday morning, with Peter and John running to the location later in the day to also check on the body of Jesus.
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