Today we discuss this wonderful man - Joseph of Arimathea, who did an amazing thing! He was part of the Jewish council but was a good and upright man and was himself waiting for the Kingdom of God and of course did not consent to all they had done for Jesus. This man went contrary to everyone else, and He requested for Jesus’ body which he laid in a tomb that had never been used. I can imagine how hard it would have been for him not to bow to the peer pressure or play ball! I know this first hand and I must say it can be HAAARRDD – it’s so easy to follow the crowd. But to stand out! Can be hard.
Bible text: Luke 23:50-56 NIV
Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man, who had not consented to their decision and action. He came from the Judean town of Arimathea, and he himself was waiting for the kingdom of God. Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body. Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in the rock, one in which no one had yet been laid. It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was about to begin. The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it. Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment.”
Have a wonderful day.
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