Today is Holy Saturday, the Saturday before Easter

Holy Saturday… the watch had begun. A Carpenter had been tried, convicted, executed and now entombed… the tomb sealed at the request of His enemies. Why the fear? They denied that He was the Christ, didn’t they? His followers had fled and were in hiding.

Evil hates and fears Goodness and Love… and followers of Christ’s Father are these! JESUS is Truth, Love, Goodness… the LIGHT OF THE WORLD. The evil ones hate all these things… Eternal Life they mock… and this we have. Our enemies do not grasp this. What they do not understand is Christ. All this is ours because we love… as Jesus teaches. Our love is not of this world. His enemies did not want to understand Him. They love the things of the world… lust, riches, status… they hated Him all the more because He promised none of these.

Those who follow Him will be feared and hated. But, we shall have no fear… He is with us! His love, shown through us, is evidence that He lives. The battle has been won! So my friends, we shall come before His altar in gladness, and we shall lift our voices in joy and thanksgiving! Jesus shall rise… He is risen! Amen.

Reverend Larry W. Johnson
Front Royal, VA