Not Over Yet

Bible Reading: Luke 24:1-8
Author: Pat Rowland (Tennessee, USA)
Sunday 19 April 2026 © The Upper Room.
Jesus had been crucified. 

His life was over. 

Women standing nearby watched as his body was removed from the cross and taken away for burial. 

Then they departed for home. Resolved to honour one last time the man they had followed, they prepared embalming spices and perfumes for the Lord’s body.

I try to imagine what the women were feeling. Jesus claimed to be the Christ, yet he died a criminal’s death. Hope surely gave way to confusion and disappointment as their minds cried out that it was all over: Jesus was not the Messiah.

Many times in my life, I have stopped believing just short of answered prayer. When God’s answer seemed to be ‘no’, my optimism turned to defeated acceptance. 

But later I would rejoice to discover that what seemed the end of hope was only a delay, a difference between God’s timing and mine.

The women who went home to prepare spices and perfumes teach us how to handle times when all seems lost. 

We can continue in prayer, do what seems right and trust that at any moment, God may pour out rich blessings on our lives. He raised Jesus from the grave. We are his children too. What will he do for us?

Prayer: How you have loved us, dear Lord! Give us faith to trust you more. Amen
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