There were two points that really struck me and challenged my faith. The first being that Jesus' burial was His last act in identifying with us. The second was that His burial caused these two rich men out of hiding their secret faith and into the light, causing them to stand up for their belief.

The fact that Jesus is able to identify with us on all levels is something that we should take comfort in. Sometimes we feel so alone and isolated. Feeling that what we are going through is something that no one can relate with. Something that is too hard, something that is too much, something that is too painful. But what we forget is that we have a Savior who can relate with us on all levels. Jesus can identify with our embarrassment, our humiliation, our temptation, our pain, our suffering, our stress, our anxiety, all the way until death. Jesus can identify with all that we go through. And in that we need to rejoice and be encouraged.

We also need to stand for our faith. College is a hostile time. It is a time where your faith will be challenged. It is a time where you will be questioned about what you believe to be truth. And it is in those times that we need to be bold and STAND UP for our faith in Jesus Christ. Matthew 10:33 Jesus says this, "So everyone who acknowledges Me before men, I also will acknowledge before My Father, but whoever denies Me before men, I also will deny before My Father who is in heaven." We need to be unashamed, as Paul said in Romans, and stand up for Jesus Christ. Because He is the truth and the way to salvation.

So I encourage you all, let this be an encouragement to you that you stand firm for Jesus, that you don't be a hidden disciple, but an exposed follower of Jesus Christ. And in that to know that you are not alone in what you go through. May you be blessed!

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