April 20 A Dark Sabbath John 19:31-42 Just as Christ once rested in the stern of a boat through a raging storm, He rested in the tomb as storms raged within His disciples. A day after Jesus' death, fear, doubt, and grief must have cycled endlessly through their minds. Memories of their lives with Him must have played there too: how it felt to stand upon a rolling sea, to feed thousands with a few loaves of bread, or to see Lazarus' burial clothes heaped in the dirt. No doubt their hearts grew sick with confusion as they contemplated these things. The disciples' feeble faith shouldn't surprise us, because if we're honest, we see it in ourselves. The "little of faith," as Jesus often called them, failed to believe or remember things the Lord said of Himself—that He'd lay down His life and take it up again. Had His followers faithfully held these things in their hearts, that Sabbath day might have been a time of joyful anticipation. | 
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