The Sun Will Come
Wait for the Lord, be strong, and let your heart take courage. Wait for the Lord!1
The Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday is known by some Bible commentators as Silent Saturday. Jesus had tried to prepare His disciples for the events this weekend would bring. They would witness His cruel death on the cross on Friday and on Sunday, He would rise again! But what about Saturday? Saturday would be a day of silence, waiting, and hoping! Although they believed the words of Jesus, the disciples still remained somewhat doubtful that Jesus would indeed rise again and so all they had now was to wait and see. The disciples could have drawn strength from David in Psalm 27:13 -14 when he said, I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord, be strong, and let your heart take courage. Wait for the Lord!
In 1977, little orphan Annie lived hopeful that her parents would return for her one day. She did not allow sadness to claim her while she waited either! She had hope for tomorrow as she sang:
The sun will come out tomorrow! Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow there will be sun!
Just thinking about tomorrow, clears away the cobwebs and the sorrow until there is none!
When I am stuck with a day that is grey and lonely, I just stick out my chin and grin and say:
Oh! The sun will come out tomorrow….2
The disciples, and even us today, could use a bit of the hope Annie had, for as sure as the sun rose on Sunday, so did the Son—Jesus! Silent Saturday was a day meant to teach us stillness and to wait on the Lord. If there are problems weighing down on you today, if the night seems long and morning never seems to dawn, take heart—the sun will come out tomorrow and the Son will be there waiting to receive you with open arms!
Suggested prayer: Lord, thank you for moments of pause and waiting when I can reflect on all the times you have been my strength. Instill in me the desire to seek you more earnestly. Thank you for being the One to chase away my sorrows. In the name of Jesus I pray, Amen.
1. Psalm 27:14 (ESV).
2. “Tomorrow” is from the 1977 Broadway musical Annie
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