Easter Devotional - Day 7 - Holy Saturday
When God Feels Silent
Scripture: Lamentations 3:22–26
"Because of the Lord's great love, we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, 'The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.' The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord." — Lamentations 3:22–26
Put yourself in the disciples' shoes for a moment. Yesterday, they watched their teacher, their friend, the man they believed was the Messiah, die on a cross. They had followed him for three years. They had left their jobs, their families, their old lives. They had believed he would change everything.
And now he was gone. The tomb was sealed with a stone. Guards were posted outside. And the disciples were behind locked doors, afraid and brokenhearted.
They didn't know what we know. They didn't know that Sunday was coming.
We sometimes call this Holy Saturday, the day of waiting. And while it's easy for us to read ahead and know how the story ends, there's something important about sitting in this day for just a moment because we all have Holy Saturdays in our lives. Moments when something hard has happened, and we're waiting for God to show up. Moments when we've prayed, and prayed, and heaven feels quiet—moments when we're not sure whether things will be okay.
That's exactly where the disciples were on this day. And it's in moments like those that the words of Lamentations become a lifeline. This passage was written by a man named Jeremiah who had watched the city he loved be destroyed. He was in the middle of real loss, real pain. And yet, he wrote: the Lord's compassions never fail. They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.
He didn't write those words because everything was fine. He wrote them because he chose to trust God even when circumstances said he shouldn't.
The disciples didn't know Sunday was coming. But we do. And even on our own Holy Saturdays, when life is hard, and God feels far away, we can hold on to what we know: His mercies are new every morning. He has not forgotten us. He rose from the grave!
Today, rest in that. Hope is on its way.
PRAYER
God, thank You that Your mercies are new every morning — even on the hard mornings. When we're in a season of waiting, help us to trust You. Help us to remember that You are faithful even when we can't see what You're doing. We choose to hope in You. Amen.
DISCUSSION
Have you ever had to wait for something really important and not known how it would turn out? How did that feel?
The disciples didn't know Sunday was coming. How do you think knowing the story's ending changes how we handle hard days?
The verse says It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.' What does it look like to wait on God — and to actually trust Him while you wait?