​The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees
gathered before Pilate and said, “Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he was
still alive, ‘After three days I will rise.’ Therefore, order the tomb to be made secure until the
third day, lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the
dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.” Pilate said to them, “You have a guard
of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.” So, they went and made the tomb secure by
sealing the stone and setting a guard. — Matthew 27:62-66
 

When Heaven Seems Silent
Friday was filled with suffering. Sunday would bring victory. But Saturday? Saturday was silent.
 

Jesus was dead. The disciples were scattered, confused, and afraid. The man they left everything
to follow was gone—sealed behind a stone. Hope had been buried with Him.

Where was God?
 

We’ve all had a Saturday moment—a season where God seems distant, where prayers go
unanswered, where hope feels lost. We know that God has worked in the past, and we believe He
will move in the future—but what do we do when He’s silent right now?
 

God Is Still Working
 

Though it seemed like nothing was happening, the truth is, Saturday was not wasted. Even in the
silence, God was setting the stage for the greatest victory the world had ever seen.
• Jesus wasn’t just lying in a tomb—He was defeating death.
• The disciples weren’t abandoned—they were being prepared for resurrection power.
• The world wasn’t without hope—it was on the brink of salvation’s greatest moment.
God’s silence is never His absence. When we can’t see Him moving, it doesn’t mean He’s not at
work.

Sometimes, the greatest breakthroughs come after the longest silences.

 

Trusting God in the Waiting

Many of us are in a Saturday season—waiting for an answer, a breakthrough, a miracle. But just
because we don’t see movement doesn’t mean God isn’t working.
 

Saturday teaches us that faith isn’t just about trusting when God speaks—it’s about trusting when
He doesn’t.
 

We have all read or heard the poem “Footprints in the Sand” A person having a dream, walking
on the beach and seeing scenes of their life flash across the sky. In each scene there are two sets
of footprints, one belonging to the dreamer and the other to the Lord. There were times when the
person sees they were going through some of the most painful and difficult moments of their life
but noticed there was only one set of footprints in the sand during those times. The person is
troubled by this part of the dream and challenges the Lord, asking “Lord, when I needed you the
most, why did you leave me?” We know the end of the story and the answer the Lord gave.,
“Those were the moments I carried you.”
• Will you trust Him when the prayers seem unanswered?
• Will you believe He’s working, even when you don’t feel it?
• Will you wait for Him, knowing Sunday is coming?
 

Because it is. The silence will break. The stone will roll away. And when it does, we will see that
God was never absent—He was always at work.

Footprints in the Sand
 

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with
the Lord. Scenes from my life flashed across the sky. In
each, I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were
two sets of footprints; other times there was only one.
 

During the low periods of my life, I could see only one set of
footprints, so I said, "You promised me, Lord, that you would
walk with me always. Why, when I have needed you most,
have you not been there for me?"
 

The Lord replied, "The times when you have seen only one set
of footprints, my child, is when I carried you."

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