In Touch Daily Devotional
by Dr. Charles Stanley
Sunday April 2, 2006
God’s Plan for the Resurrection
"A little while, and you will no longer see Me." Jesus repeated these words to His disciples several times. But He could tell by the blank stares on their faces that they did not understand what He had said.
At one point, He even overheard them debating what He meant by "You will not see me" (John
They had just entered the city of
Often in difficult times, we cannot see beyond that moment. The resurrection was a few days away, but they could not fathom its wondrous coming.
God always provides the encouragement we need to stay the course, and Jesus did this for His disciples when He told them, "Your sorrow will be turned to joy" (v. 20). This also is God’s message of hope and love for us today. Blessed be the name of the Lord!
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