"Beyond Saving"

(Part 3 of 3)

“Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.”

                                                                                                              Mark 16:14

After Jesus’ death, the disciples’ faith began to wane. Even though, there were several eye witness accounts of Jesus’ resurrection, they refused to believe that He was alive. It made me think, at what point did they consider Jesus…”beyond saving”?

Was it at Gethsemane when they came and took him by force?

Was it in the courts of the High Priest where they accused Him of blasphemy?

Was it in the Roman Court when Pilate sentenced Him to death?

Was it at the whipping post where He was beaten to barely recognizable?

Was it along the path to Calvary where He suffered under the weight of the cross?

Was it on Calvary’s Hill where they put nails in his hands and feet?

Was it when He cried, “It is finished!” and gave up His spirit?  Or was it when they laid him in the tomb? Perhaps, it was over one of the three agonizing days they hid themselves away?

In Mark 16 we read how Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body:

“When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. 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 to the tomb?”

                                                                                                    Mark 16:1-3

These women were not going to the tomb to see a resurrected Lord. They were heading to the tomb to see the dead body of Jesus! Upon arriving at the tomb, the angel of the Lord told them that if they had come to see a dead body, they were out of luck. You can look at where the dead man was, but He is not there!

Jesus triumphed over death so that you and I would understand that regardless of how hopeless, someone or something may appear…it is not beyond saving!

Wherever you may be physically or spiritually…you are NOT beyond saving!

Whoever you have been trying to reach for years although they have rejected you time and time again...they are NOT beyond saving!

Even if things have gone from bad to worse….they are NOT beyond saving!

Take courage today and place your faith in Jesus Christ! He is the Resurrection and the Life!                  

 Pastor Scott Burr

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