The "Master of Turnaround"

 

Jesus is the “Master of Turnaround”, and He proved it early one Sunday morning 2000 years ago.  In the first three gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke) there is a great contrast between the last and the next to the last chapters.  The next to the last chapters of all three of these gospels describe the crucifixion. The last chapters detail the resurrection.

When Jesus was taken down from the cross, He was a bloody mess.  Wounds from the crown of thorns on His head, the nails that were driven through His hands and feet, the spear that was thrust through His side and from the whip upon His back, all of this He suffered for people like you and me.

But early Sunday morning when the women went to the tomb the angel said, “Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here; He is risen”!  When Jesus was nailed to the cross, there was pain, weeping, darkness and death, but remember Jesus was the “Master of Turnaround”. Where there was death, now there was life.  Where there was darkness, now there was the light of a new day.  Hope was in the air!  Where there had been weeping and sorrow, now there was great joy and victory.  At the cross was misery, at the tomb, a miracle!  So what does this imply for us today?

1. Today is not permanent.  Your worst circumstances are subject to change.  God can step into the arena of your life and turn things around in your favor.

2. If we only believe, God can transform our misery into miracles.  Hope for despair, healing for sickness, forgiveness for guilt, heaven for hell.

3. “Because He lives, we can face tomorrow”! Christ lives to change your situation. He is still the “Master of Turnarounds”!


The Pastor’s Pocket
Written by: Pastor Bruce Freeman

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