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IT'S ROLLED AWAY.

Text : Mark 16:4. 

Then they looked up and saw that the stone had been rolled away. (It was a very large stone.).

Very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had just come up, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices to go and anoint Jesus' body at tomb.

While on the way, they kept saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” Then they looked up and saw that the stone had been rolled away. (It was a very large stone.)

While the women were still thinking of how  they can overcome the obstacle blocking them from seeing Jesus, God had gone ahead of them to roll the stone away. All they needed to do was to look up.

A number of times, when faced with daunting, overwhelming challenges, you may be tempted to coil in and perpetually fix your gaze on the problem,  but if you receive enough grace to look away from the challenge(s), and look up to Him, you will discover that God had already gone ahead of you to roll away the stone. 

James 1:17 says *Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.* So, if your desire is for good and perfect gift, then your attention should be focused on above - on the Father of light.

This is why Hebrews 12:2 says we should keep looking unto Jesus, the author and the perfecter of our faith.

The truth is, you do not have the wherewithal to roll the stone of difficulties and challenges away by yourself.  Because by strength, no one can prevail. It took God to send His angel to roll the stone away for those women, only God can roll away the stone for you too.

However, for every large stone that looks seemingly overwhelming to you, know that God had already sent His angels to roll the stone away, all you need do is look up to Him.

He sees and knows every of your single sigh, He knows what you are going through,  He only wants you to look up to Him and He will make all the crooked way straight. 

Bible  Reading:

 Mark 16:1-20.

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1.) Father God, I receive the Grace to fix my gaze on you at all times. 

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