Luke 23 50-56
Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man, who had not consented to their decision and action. He came from the Judean town of Arimathea and he was waiting for the kingdom of God. Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus' body. Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in the rock, one in which no one had yet been laid. It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was about to begin. The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it. Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment.
The body of Jesus was buried by an Arimathean named Joseph. First of all, Joseph was a man who was "waiting for the Kingdom of God;" not only was he waiting on Sunday or during prayer meetings, he was constantly waiting. He was waiting everyday and regularly, which means his heart and mind were expecting the Kingdom of God. Because He had the Kingdom of God in mind daily, He cared about matters of the Kingdom. A person is used by God because his heart and mind are on God; when his heart in on God, he will do what God wants him to do; he doesn't have to intentionally do something to please God, but he will naturally walk in God's will, because God's will form the thoughts in his heart. Ever since I experienced my first spiritual revival, my heart and mind have been attracted by God's work all around the world; I often hear what God has done and I want to go witness what God is doing. I am naturally drawn to these things and God's will has become part of my thinking. It is not so hard to seek God's will, and in fact you can't really look for it deliberately, but we can be naturally influenced by God's will.
Next, what Joseph did also confirmed what the Bible says. Isaiah 53:9 says that "...with the rich in his death." When the Lord was on earth, He spent most of His time with the poor, and this Joseph has never really followed Jesus. Everything, however, is in God's hands, and in God nothing is impossible. Are there things in your life that you can't imagine God would be able to accomplish?
No matter what your thoughts are, God has His own way and His timing. Just like when the Israelites crossed the Red Sea, there was Red Sea ahead of them and army chasing after them, so no one thought there would be any way out, but also no one thought that God's way lied right under the sea. Way in the deep sea is invisible, but it's right there. By faith you can look upon the Lord and depend on Him, and you will see God's promise in your life, which will be fulfilled through you.
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