Do You Remember?

I was reading Luke 24 to get to the story about what happened on the road to Emmaus when I became fixated on one concept. Sometimes we allow reality to rob us of God's promises. In the beginning of Luke 24, we see the women going to the tomb with the spices for burial. They find an angel who asks "Why seek ye the living among the dead" (vs. 5)? Then the angel said, "remember how He spake unto you when He was yet in Galilee." It is interesting to me that this is not a question but a statement. If we look back at Luke 9, we can see what He said when He was in Galilee.

In Luke 9:22, Jesus said, "The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day."
Hmmm. So why did the women come to the tomb with spices after three days? Why did they intend to prepare His body for permanence when He said He would only be there temporarily? Maybe it was because His death was so brutal, and they were there to see Him die. Sometimes our reality is so big that we feel consumed by it. Sometimes we even forget what He has promised.

I pursued adoption for many years and gave up on it before it happened. Knowing God had promised us children, I actually told my husband that I quit pursuing adoption. If God wanted us to have kids, He could "drop them in our laps." I was through. Four days later, we received a call about an adoption plan that would pan out. WOW! Even when we forget what God promised, He still comes through.

What has God promised you? Whatever it is, don't give up. It is still gonna happen. He ALWAYS keeps His promises.