The Boulder Moving Business

God is still in the boulder moving business.

Last Sunday my family attended Easter church services which under normal circumstances wouldn’t be unusual, but nothing about this past year has been normal. As expected, the pastor preached about the resurrection from the Gospels, something we all love to hear especially at Easter. Jesus defeated death and rose to save all believers from sin. It’s the greatest love story ever told.

But, this year the pastor pointed out a detail I had never really thought about. All of the Gospels report that the stone sealing the grave was rolled away. Mark begins by saying that three women were heading to Jesus’ grave to anoint His body. Mark 16:2-3 says, “Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, ‘Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?'”

There was basically a boulder sealing the tomb. It wasn’t possible for the women to move it, yet they faithfully went to tend to Jesus anyway. These women had seen Jesus die on a cross. They had no physical evidence that God was at work, yet they headed to the tomb to do what they felt called to do and when they walked by faith, not only was the boulder moved, they were the first to witness a miracle.

God is still in the business of moving all kinds of boulders. What boulders in our lives are keeping us from being who we are called to be? Our boulders can be things like shame, guilt, our past, addiction, fear, debt or anything that keeps us separated from God.

As we continue to live as Easter people, maybe we should spend some time thinking of three women who walked towards Jesus despite a giant boulder being in their way. What they found was God is always at work. The same is true for us. Sometimes I need reminding. Perhaps you do too.

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂