It never fails. As I engage in conversation with my children, they inevitably will ask me questions that I just don’t have the answers to. It’s frustrating and even a little embarrassing. As the adult in the conversation, I feel like I should be able to represent all parents and have a sufficient answer to a child’s question. But I’ve got to be honest with you; I’ve let parents down around the world more than once.
Questions like, “Do dogs and cats go to heaven?” or “Does God sleep on the clouds?” or even, “Does God recount your hairs even when you get a haircut?” Ultimately, the conversation hits a stalemate or a moment of silence and with all the answer I have attempted to come up with, many times I’ll simply say, “Just trust me…” Although, I try hard to explain the whole process or answer all of the “Whys?”, there are times that I simply have to default to, “Just trust me…”
But as I think more about this phenomenon, there are many, many things about this walk of faith that are just unexplainable. We ask God a lot of “whys” and “how did that happen?” or even ask for more details to something that has transpired. I don’t have any deep scriptures that prove that God always lays out the answers for us, but I do believe that many times God’s default is, “Just trust me…”
I think the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of those concepts that is just mind-boggling. It is unexplainable, unsearchable, and beyond human comprehension. The archeologists and historians have found enough evidence to know that it’s real. The researchers and even many doubters who have attempted to disprove its reality have come away scratching their heads in amazement and disbelief. It’s just down right amazing.
Yet, scripture gave us prophecy and word after word that this would take place.
Job 19: 25-27 reads, “As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, And at the last he will take His stand on the earth. ” Even other scriptures speak to Jesus’ resurrection, including Isaiah 53: 10-12, Isaiah 26: 19, Ezekiel 37: 12-14, and Daniel 12: 1-3. Jesus prophesied His own death repeatedly like in Matthew 26: 2, “As you know, the Passover is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.” (also John 18:32).
So, even though, Jesus’ resurrection is simply amazing and unexplainable, we have God’s Word! As a matter of fact, beyond the research, archeological discoveries, historical links, and validation from historians, all we have is God’s Word. And honestly, God’s Word is enough. It is enough for us to stake our entire belief system on. It is enough for us to celebrate the Resurrection of a Living Savior. It is enough for us to have a fire burn in us strong enough that we invite others to share our same belief. You may have many, many questions, and those are okay. But instead of allowing the mystery of the resurrection to push you away from a Living Savior, allow them to draw you closer to the God of creation and trust His ability to raise His son from the dead. As I say to my children, “Just trust me…”, God invites us to do the same thing. The Great I Am, who offered His Son for our lives, says, “Just trusts me…”
Scripture of the Day: "So is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it." - Isaiah 55:11
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