Fear can be sticky. Relentless and slow to leave. But it doesn’t have to rob you of joy.
“The women…were afraid yet filled with joy…” Matthew 28:8
I love the humanity and the holiness of this description. Two women discovered that Jesus was no longer in the tomb. An angel told them that Jesus had risen. They had more questions than answers. They had fear. And they also had joy.
I love the hopefulness of this story. It reminds me that you don’t have to have life all figured out to experience His joy. You may have doubts. You may be carrying grief or loss. But because Jesus conquered death, you have reason to rejoice.
He died for you. He rose again for you. In His presence is fullness of joy (Ps.16:11). – Sandi
