Sunday's On The Way!

Year 7-Day 109: Today, I am grateful Sunday's on the way!!! 

I'm an 80's girl!  Carman Licciardello made us swoon with his Italian ways and edgy, creative lyrics. I first saw him at First Church of the Nazarene in Kankakee, IL. "Sunday's on the Way" is one of my all time favorites. Every year when Easter Rolls around, I am reminded that Jesus's victory over death was Satan's worst nightmare come true (to date... he's got another day coming!!!). 

Enjoy this reminder that Satan's temporary victories are just that... temporary! Our God is bigger, stronger and wiser than the ways of the world. Satan and Death are defeated by his blood and resurrection. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muK1DPKhKJ8

"Sunday's on the Way" Lyrics: 
The demons were planning on having a party one night.
They had beer, Jack Daniels, and pretzels,
there was red wine, some white.
They were celebrating how they crucified Christ on that tree.
But Satan, the snake himself, wasn't so at ease.
Well, he took his crooked finger,
And he dialed the phone by his bed,
To call an old faithful, to see if he was dead.
"Hey grave, what's going on, did my plan fail?"
Grave just laughed and said, "The dude's dead as nails."

*chorus*
On Friday night, they crucified the Lord at calvary,
But he said, "Don't dread, three days' later I'll live again, you'll see!"
When problems try to bury you, make it hard to pray,
It may seem like Friday night, but Sunday's on the way!
A tranquilizer and a horror flick, couldn't calm Satan's fears.
So Saturday night, he calls up the grave, scared of what he'd hear.
"Hey, grave, what's going on?"
Grave said, "Man, you done called me twice,
and I'll tell you one-more-'gin, boss, the Jew's on ice."
Satan said, " Man grave, you remember when,
Ol' Lazarus, was in his grave.
Everything was cool then four days later... BOOM,
Ol' Lazarus, he was raised.
Now, this Jesus, he is much more trouble
than anyone has ever been to me,
And this man said he only gonna be dead, for three days."

*chorus*
Sunday morning Satan woke with a jump,
Ready to blow a fuse.
He was shaking from the tips of his pointy ears,
To the toes of his pointy shoes.
"Hey grave, is he alive, I don't wanna lose my neck?"
Grave said, "Satan, you are a wreck.
Cool your jets Big D, my sting is still intact.
Jesus is dead forever, he ain't
never coming back.
So mellow out man, just go drink up or shoot up,
just leave old grave alone,
And I'll catch you la... la...
Oh no! Oh no! OH NO! OH NO!
Somebody's messing with the stone!"
Well, the stone was rolled away,
and it bounced a time or two,
and an angel stepped inside,
and said, "I'm Gabriel, who are you?
If you're wondering where the Lord is,
at this very hour,
I tell you he's alive and well,
with resurrection power!"
*chorus*

I never tire of the excitement of the empty tomb! 

I don't want to forget the sadness and sorrow those who knew and loved him felt on Saturday. They wept together. They remembered together. Their grief was deep, real and devastating. They were living it together... in community. Saturday was their waiting place.

Peter was trying to reconcile his denial of Christ... three times. The three Marys and Martha loved Jesus deeply. They felt lost and broken. Lazarus... surely, he wondered how the one who had raised him back to life was now dead. James, John, Matthew, Thomas and the others all tried to put out of their heads the pain of the cross, the image of Jesus on the hill and Judas betrayal. 

They had no idea that the next 24 hours would change everything... again. Forever. If Jesus end had been the cross, he would have been like the other two men crucified that day. What seemed like the end on Saturday, was really just a waiting place. Sunday was on the way!!!

O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power. But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.  -1 Corinthians 15:55-57 NLT

Today, I am grateful Sunday's on the way!!!