Sometimes it is hard when you're waiting for something be it a blessing or good news. It is especially hard when it appears that nothing is happening and there is no evidence of anything happening.
The disciples felt this way when Jesus was crucified. It appeared that he was dead and their time with him was over. Some ran away, some went back to their jobs, and others were never heard of again.
Once Jesus died on the cross, he was physically laying in a grave for a few days. Seemingly, dead and signaling the end of his work.
The reality is that Jesus was busy at work in the spirit world in those few days that his body was laying in a tomb.
Colossians 2:14 tells us that Jesus canceled the record of debt against us. Revelation 1:18 tells us that Jesus holds the keys of death and Hades.
Because of Jesus' death and resurrection, we are no long slaves to sin and death. Jesus's sacrifice was enough for everyone and every sin. Jesus made sure of it by cancelling the record of debt and taking back the keys of death and Hades. All the while, his body was in a tomb.
Jesus talked about the time to take down the kingdom of darkness is now in John 12:31.
When there seems to be nothing moving toward the blessing you've been waiting for, rest assured that we serve a God who does not sleep. He's on the clock all the time!
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