I read again about Your Resurrection and this time notice surprising timing. In John 20, I read how Mary stayed at the empty tomb weeping even though Peter and John went away to their own homes. She then turned and encountered the Risen You! You sent her to tell the disciples and then verse 18 says the same day at evening …You came and stood in their midst. Same day at evening??!! Ok, You come back from the dead as You had told them and You wait for evening to appear to them? I am thinking You would be in somewhat of a hurry to PROVE You knew what You were talking about and to reassure Your mourning followers. But You wait till evening!

And then Thomas, not being present for Your Appearing, declares he will not believe the accounts from ALL the other disciples; gotta love this guy…he has all of them telling him the same exciting news and he refuses to believe them! Gives me such hope to hear of the boneheads who love You…I fit right in! So I am thinking, this guy doubts and You would want to rub his face in the truth!! In holier terms, enlighten him to the Resurrection; but my heart gets so small sometimes and I want to rub my face and everyone else’s in truth…ugh! But again, You wait! In no apparent hurry to PROVE Yourself to the doubter, You wait EIGHT days!!! Eight! And You gave him what he needed to believe although with loving correction.

Your timing is so different from what makes sense to me. No wonder You instruct us numerous times in Your Word to WAIT ON THE LORD. I desire to wait…even when it is confusing. Jesus.