They came to the tomb to prepare Jesus' body for the proper burial on the 3rd day as was custom. They wondered how they would be able to do it. Mark 14:3-4 -And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” 4 And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back— it was very large. (www.lifejournal.cc)
Their intention was to serve the Lord and they needed 'doors' to be opened for them. They wondered how it would happen. What they got was a total surprise. The stone was removed. God took care of that. However, they got a much greater blessing than that. (Although their celebration was prefaced with some fear.)
I come away from this passage pondering on the blessings of serving the Lord. Watching God open doors is a blessing. It may surprise to find that sometimes our service for Him will not be what we intended. It may be different and, many times, it will be much more blessed than we expect.
We simply must be ready to serve Him and watch and see what He does in our service.
Let's serve the Lord and look for the doors He opens and the stones He moves!
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