"Certainly the faithful love of the Lord hasn't ended; certainly God's compassion isn't through! They are renewed every morning. Great is your faithfulness."
-Lamentations 3:22-23 CEB
In a world of instant gratification, waiting and uncertainty are hard. However, today, we wait in uncertainty. Yesterday, we remember that the Roman government crucified Jesus on the cross and laid him in the tomb. Tomorrow, we celebrate Christ’s resurrection and victory over death. But today, we wait in the cold, dark tomb of uncertainty.
The disciples watched their teacher and leader die on the cross and watched the government lay Jesus in the tomb. As the government rolled the rock in front of Jesus’ tomb to close it, the disciples’ life with Jesus came to a close as well. I assume the disciples had a lot of uncertainty about what is next in their lives. They might have felt trapped in the dark tomb as well. In their uncertainty they cried out to God and wondered if God actually heard their cries. They might have been angry with God for letting Jesus die. We might experience those same emotions today whether because of Christ’s death or some other period of waiting and uncertainty in happening in our lives. In dark, uncertain days we feel trapped within the depths of the dark tomb with no escape route. We do not know where to turn or what comes next. We cry out to God and wonder if God even hears our cries. We might even lose hope in God (Lam 3:18).
Even as we wait in the cold, dark tomb, may we remember that “certainly the faithful love of the Lord hasn’t ended; certainly God’s compassion isn’t through!” (Lam 3:22, CEB). God’s love is with us in uncertainty. God is with us on the cross and with us in the tomb. It may not relieve our uncertainty or make things any clearer. In fact, we may still be in the darkness and our lives may not look any better. But in times of uncertainty and waiting, we can be certain that God loves us.
Almighty God,
We want to rush to tomorrow morning – to celebrate the resurrection of your son. However, today we wait. In uncertain times, may we be reminded of your love toward us. Even though it does not provide solutions to our questions or an escape route out of the tomb, may we always be certain of your faithful love. Amen.
--Austin Byerly
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