DEVOTION

AMEN PODCAST

Alex and Lokelani Wilson

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

5.0 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

What does real devotion to Jesus look like — not in theory, but in real life?

In this episode, Alex walks through Matthew 27:57-61 and shows us three pictures of devotion from one of the most overlooked passages in the crucifixion story. Joseph of Arimathea, Nicodemus, and the two Marys weren't doing anything spectacular. They were just doing what was right in front of them — and God was working through all of it in ways they couldn't see.

If you've ever felt like your faithfulness doesn't matter because it's not big or bold or public, this one is for you.

In this episode:

Why Joseph risked everything to ask Pilate for Jesus's body
What the myrrh reveals about following Jesus in the mundane
Why sitting outside a tomb is one of the most powerful acts of devotion in Scripture
How to follow Jesus even when you can't see where He's leading

📖 Passage: Matthew 27:57–61 (ESV)

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0:00.0	Aloha and welcome to Amen podcast. I'm Locke-Ilani and today my husband Alex is preaching through
0:06.7	Matthew chapter 27 verses 57 through 61 in an episode we're calling devotion. What does it actually
0:16.1	look like to follow Jesus with your whole life? Not halfway, not just when it's convenient, not when
0:23.0	it costs you nothing, but full devotion, the kind that doesn't disappear when things get dark.
0:30.5	Alex is going to walk us through this text and show us that devotion isn't a feeling, it's a posture.
0:36.7	It's who you are when no one's watching.
0:39.8	When the outcome is uncertain and when following Jesus is the harder road.
0:44.7	Before we dive in, let's read the passage. This is Matthew 27, verses 57 through 61.
0:53.4	We're reading from the English standard version.
0:57.9	When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus.
1:07.5	He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
1:13.7	Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.
1:22.0	And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud and laid it in his own new tomb,
1:29.2	which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away.
1:34.2	Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there sitting opposite the tomb.
1:42.9	Amen. I'm going to talk to you today. I need a microphone. Amen, guys. I'm going to talk to you today about devotion, following Jesus with full devotion.
1:45.8	Before we get started and jump into this text, think about Mark chapter 6, where that little boy brings his lunch to Jesus and Jesus multiplies it, right?
1:54.0	That little boy is faced with a question, do I want five sandwiches or do I want 5,000?
2:00.6	Right? He left his house. Maybe his mom gave
2:03.2	him that lunch before they left and decided and said, hey, we're going to follow Jesus today
2:07.5	and see what he's going to teach us. We're going to go with him wherever he goes. And as a family,
2:12.8	they set out. And maybe with that little lunch holding in his lunch pail or his bag or wherever he had it,
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