Today may be Friday but My Sunday is Coming

Today may be Friday but My Sunday is Coming

Let us read Mark 15:20-21

And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him. A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross.

This is the scene of that very day when Jesus was taken to the cross for crucifixion. It seems Romans wanted everyone to see the condemned man Jesus, so they took him via the city and market places in order that he would be seen by the most people.

My question is why did Romans do so?

For creating the atmosphere so that people will be afraid of breaking the law. 

Wherever there is fear of loosing the position this will happen. in around 16 years of my

school  administration I have seen children becoming obedient through love, kindness and counselling but whenever they were punished severely they rebelled

What was Simon be thinking of when he forced to carry the cross?

He must be ashamed, embarrassed and bitter and must be thinking, ”I am in the wrong place at the wrong time”

Was he really in the wrong place?

Read Acts 13:1

In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Baranabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch)  and Saul.

today we have trials and tribulations that come to us because of believing what Jesus believed and saying what Jesus said and living like he lived,

That day Simon of Cyrene unwillingly served Jesus, but same Simon followed him all his life

How many times we suffer the same way and become bitter and feel the pain and think that we are in the wrong place 

But today I am here to tell you if your trust is Jesus you are in the right place at the right time

We all want to experience the resurrection, the solution in our lives, but are we ready to die?

If yes,

Then God is ready to turn our dead situation around and make it alive

Say - My Sunday is Coming!!

Read Philippians 3:10-11

I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.

“How” you suffer is the key to whether you qualify for a resurrection or not?

When you suffer, do you look like Christ when He suffered or not? 

Do people recognize Christ in you when you suffer or not?

I understand one thing that Bible is the book of principles

Jesus resurrected after death, He had to die. He spoke to the father, not my will but thy will be done

Many times we suffer persecution in our lives, truly speaking, when I was persecuted I just wanted to run from the humiliation 

But in Christ no turning back, so we face it

Say - My Sunday is Coming!!

I want to share some of the principles of suffering

1. Do not try to suffer alone, get help. Remember Simon carried the cross of Jesus.

Jesus did not suffer without help. He needed Simon to help carry His cross. He did not try to accomplish redemption without human help. 

If Christ needed help then surely we are not stronger than Him. We need Simon in our lives so that our heavy burden can be shared

Say - My Sunday is Coming!!

2. Self pity blocks God’s intervention 

When Jesus was at the cross He told his mother and the women not to weep for Him. But when we suffer we want the whole world to know our sufferings

Self pity comes from a sense of unrecognized value.

Say - I am Recognized Child of God, My Sunday is Coming!!

3. Forgiveness is the qualification for the resurrection

Jesus had no hatred toward the thieves on the cross, toward the soldiers doing their duty.

What about you?

Do you hold people responsible for damaging your life? 

If so?            

Then how can you expect Sunday to come?

If you hold on to bitterness

If you do not forgive everyone who you think has harmed you, 

then how can you claim to suffer with Christ if you do not forgive like Christ forgave on the cross? 

He said, “Father, forgive them, they do not know what they do.”

Jesus made sure that he qualifies for the resurrection. 

What about you?

We miss our Sunday because, we forget that we are born again and have the nature of the Father.

Nature of loving and forgiving as Christ did at the cross saying, “Father, forgive them, they do not know what they do.”       

say- As I follow Christ example in suffering, I will experience His glorious resurrection power.

Say - My Sunday is Coming!!

Pray for forgiveness and receive healing and open doors for your prosperity in every area of your life

Say - My Sunday is Coming!!