Going ahead........

"But go tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you to Galilee.  There you will see him, just as he told you.'"" (Mark 16:7)

He is risen!  He IS risen, indeed!  Easter, a time of celebrating the RISEN Christ.  A time to remember the very first morning as the women were trying to follow the customs of the day.  The confusion they felt trying to figure out details - who would roll away the stone for them, how could they to this "last" custom, and then who is this person in the white robe and, especially where is Jesus?  What would your reactions have been?  What are your reactions as we celebrate now?

At the same time we KNOW Jesus is going ahead of us - "just as he told you."  We know because we remember the cloud going before us out of Egypt (with a pillar of smoke behind us) and God's promise - in Deuteronomy - to always go with us even into new places. (Deut. 31:8)  ​AND we know God keeps God's promises.

There is definitely a lot happening now.  The weather is causing at least difficulties if not outright problems.  The schedule(s) can be busy, maybe even planned and steady, but suddenly changed - not in a good way.  We might even be thinking we are hearing God's call to "go, tell, do" something (maybe even something new).  We might be feeling, just like the disciples, a little confused.  Be we know Emmanuel!  God IS with us - walking with us, behind us and "going ahead" of us.  He IS Risen!!