All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation.

Imagine the emotional wreck the disciples must have been on that Saturday. The day before, they had watched Jesus — their hope, their leader, their everything — brutally crucified. Now Saturday came. And nothing happened. No voice from heaven. No angelic rescue. No miracle. Just silence, grief, and confusion.

Some of them probably replayed every memory: the blind eyes opened, the dead raised, the storms stilled, the promises of a new kingdom. Had they been wrong to believe? Was it all just a fantasy that ended with a cross?

Peter, once the bold fisherman who left everything to follow Jesus, was ready to return to his old life — fishing (John 21:3). It was safer. It was familiar. It made sense.

Saturday for them was a day of in-between. Between the death of their hopes and dreams and the birth of a new reality. And here’s the thing: many of us live spiritually stuck on that Saturday. We believe in Jesus. We know the Easter story. We sing the songs about resurrection power. But inside, we often live in a place of confusion, doubt, disappointment, and fear. We know Good Friday happened — Jesus died for us. We believe Easter Sunday happened — Jesus rose from the dead. But practically, daily, and emotionally we live in the uncertainty of Saturday.

Maybe it’s because of unanswered prayers. Maybe it’s because life didn’t turn out the way you thought it would. Maybe it’s just exhaustion from carrying broken dreams and broken expectations.

But here’s the good news: Sunday happened; Jesus rose. And that changes everything. The resurrection wasn’t just a happy ending to a sad story. It was the explosion of a new life that changed history forever. Jesus didn’t just rise for Himself. He rose for you. He rose so you wouldn’t have to stay trapped in your Saturday anymore. He rose so that you can live in victory every day, knowing that you are a child of the Most High God. You were made to live in Sunday.

Paul says in Romans 8:11, “The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you.” That same Spirit, that same power, that same victory now lives in each believer. It’s not just for “super-spiritual” people but for every normal, struggling, doubting follower of Jesus — just like Peter, James, John, you and me.

It means you can face today — not with fear, but with faith.
It means you can walk through disappointments, knowing they’re not the end.
It means you can rise from your failures, because grace is greater than your mistakes.
It means even when you don’t understand everything, you can trust that Jesus is alive, and He is with you.

You don’t have to figure out everything to move forward. The disciples didn’t. When Jesus appeared to them after He rose from the dead, He didn’t give them a theology lecture. He simply showed them His scars and said, “Peace be with you,” (John 20:19). Today, Jesus says the same to you. “Peace be with you.” “Stop doubting and believe,” (John 20:27).

Brothers and Sisters, don’t stay stuck in your Saturday. Move forward in Sunday faith. You are forgiven. You are redeemed. You are filled with the resurrection power of Christ.

By Santosh Chandran, Bible League International staff, New Zealand