Holy Saturday: A Setback is a Setup for a Comeback

Barely a week earlier, the people in Jerusalem were proclaiming and singing hosanna that Jesus was their King. Now, he is dead on a cross- how could God let this happen?

It was a time of doubt, hopelessness, defeat and depression for those who believed in Jesus and the Jesus movement. Have you ever been through a time of doubt, a state of hopelessness, defeat and depression? Have you ever asked God ” How He could be up there and allow negative and traumatic events to happen to you, your family, your friends and your nation?

As it stands now, Jesus’s close associates started asking themselves questions like, “Is He really the Son of God? He said He and His Father are one, so why didn’t he save himself?” Now he is dead, how could he be the Hero who would save them?

As for his enemies, there was relief; one more “troublemaker” had been silenced, and now things could return to normal again; however, what they didn’t count on was that God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit had other plans. His death wasn’t the end; it was the beginning, and his enemies miscalculated. I prophesy into your life as you read this living word that your enemies will miscalculate and that trouble, that challenge, that yoke is not the end. They think they are done with you; they don’t know you are a tough seed.

The bottom line is this- God will not allow any person or thing to keep you from your destiny. Your destiny may be delayed, but it will never be denied. A setback is, therefore, a set-up for a comeback. So never make permanent decisions about temporary situations. Don’t try to be like Peter and the six other disciples who went back to fishing after the death of Christ because they thought it was over. (John 21:1-3) Don’t look at your situation and make permanent decisions.

Life, I admit, is difficult sometimes; if it weren’t, we wouldn’t be tested and forged in the fire of life, so be thankful for the struggles, for the struggles will help you grow, learn, change and give you the chance to rise above yourself. Try to see setbacks like new beginnings, a Rebirth, and a chance to improve your life. See setbacks as opportunities to build muscles to become stronger and better.

My point is this: whatever your situation is, it will change. Jesus was in the grave for 4,320 minutes and 259,200 seconds, and everyone thought it was finished; then God showed whose boss and delivered him from the power of the grave.

No matter how long you have been in your grave, God is coming for you. God knows how to shift things around and get you where you should be. Be PATIENT and TRUST the PROCESS. Prepare for a paradigm shift. If anybody asks you who you are? Just stand up tall and look them in the face and say- “because of what Christ did on the cross for me- I am a star, I am full of hope, I am a giant, I am an eagle, I am a lion, and I am a hero.” Remember that because of the sacrifice of Jesus, you are the world’s greatest- there has never been any great person like you; never forget that. I mean you, reading this living word, are the world’s greatest, and you are the reason God went all out to sacrifice his only BEGOTTEN SON. So, what else won’t God do for you? A setback is a set-up for a comeback.

Shalom and God bless you.