A Pharisee and Sanhedrin Council member, Joseph of Arimathea was waiting for the completion of the kingdom of God and a secret disciple of Jesus Christ.

But…that secret was about to end dramatically.

He was also wealthy, influential, and stood to lose it all by what he was about to do. Asking the Roman governor, Pilate, for the dead body of the Creator of the world, shamed and crucified as a common criminal.

What is it like to immediately lose your executive influence, your business, all your money and savings, your family, your wife, all your current “friends”…everything held dear?

So..he “gathered up courage” first.

Jesus over and over told us, [Read more…]