The Pieces He Put In Place

 

The Lord knew that the hearts of men
Would tremble at the word
That He who died had risen up,
They would call it absurd.
 
He set in place the small details
To forestall any doubt.
That all who heard, would know the truth
The world would talk about.
 
No one had lain in the new tomb
So no mistake was made
That He who rose was He who died,
And in that tomb was laid.
 
He called not one, but two leaders
Whose word would hold value.
Assuring that His death was deemed
As verified and true.
 
The plan was laid well in advance,
The pieces all in place,
That man might truly understand
God’s power and His grace.
 
Yet still, for those who laid Him there
And those who watched in grief,
No prophecy or promises
Could offer them relief.
 
They sealed the tomb and left behind
Broken hearts filled with pain
Not knowing that, in two days’ time,
Only joy would remain.
 
John 19:39-41
Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus by night, came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds in weight. So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.