Some people are planners who are intentional about mapping out all the details. Others are dreamers, with an idea about the outcome, but who will deal with details as they come to pass. Others are worriers, who stress about all the things that might happen. Matthew 6:34 says, "Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. This passage speaks to all three groups of people. Jesus sometimes gave vague directions to the disciples: I must needs go through Samaria, or Let's us go to the other side. Other times He was very specific: "Go your way into the village over against you: and soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him. It came to pass in all of these situations just as Jesus had said it would. He already knew and had the problem worked out. Jesus had told the disciples many times, both abstractly and bluntly, that he would die on the cross and then arise three days later. Even with all the prior history with Him, the disciples were confused, scared, and lost after the crucifixion. In our text, three women went to the tomb to anoint the body with spices. Historians believe this may have been a two-hour journey. They set out to do the best they could to honor Jesus, but without knowing how they would accomplish their goal. Somewhere along the journey, they realized that a large stone was sealing the sepulcher, and they quickly realized they didn't know how to move it. Like us, they asked, "How am I going to do this?" There is an enemy who knows how big the stone in our life is. He wants to make sure we cannot reach Jesus. But, like with these three women, Jesus has already made a way. Nothing will keep us from getting to Jesus. That thing that is too big or difficult for us is easy for God. The enemy thinks the stone blocks us from God, but when God is ready to move, nothing will stop Him.
