‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’ (Mark 16:7)
We have all been involved in cancelled meetings, whether the meeting was cancelled on us or we cancelled the meeting for whatever reason. But there is One who never misses a meeting and His name is Jesus.
Jesus told His disciples before His crucifixion that He would meet them in Galilee after His resurrection. When the women went to the tomb, they saw that the stone had been rolled away and looked inside. They saw an angel dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side of the tomb. They were alarmed, trembling and bewildered, as you might imagine. Then the angel told them Jesus had risen from the dead and went ahead of them into Galilee, where He said He would meet them after His resurrection. Even death itself could not keep Jesus from His intended meeting. Now we may stay away for any number of reasons. But make no mistake, the Master never misses a meeting!
Jesus has promised to meet you in a myriad of ways in your daily living. He has promised to meet you continually in prayer. The throne of grace is always accessible to those who will come. He has promised to meet you in His Word. The Bible is “living and active” and always available to meet you in your deepest place of need, whenever and wherever you are. He has promised to meet you in church. Corporate worship is one of God’s special meeting places where we meet with our Master. But these are not the only meeting places of our Master.
We expect to meet our Master when we are on our knees in fervent prayer. We expect to meet our Master when we are meditating on and marinating in the Word of God. We expect to meet our Master when we come to His house to praise and worship His mighty name. But Jesus often meets us in places we would never expect. Perhaps it was a divine appointment in that checkout line in the grocery store . . . you know the one . . . the shortest line with the longest wait! Maybe it was at the sporting event or a social gathering when you bumped into someone you had not seen for years . . . and you were happy you had not seen them. Possibly it was at the doctor’s office when the news was not what you wanted to hear.
Now notice the words in our verse today, “He is going ahead of you.” Jesus always goes ahead of you. Jesus is always first in fellowship with His family of faith and that includes you. His strength goes ahead of you. His love goes ahead of you. His grace goes ahead of you. His mercy goes ahead of you because your Master never missed a meeting . . . JUST AS HE TOLD YOU. Perhaps it is time for you to look more closely for your Master in your meetings.
This is the Gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!
Grace for the Race 