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Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Saturday, January 18, 2020
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :Jesus Appears to His Disciples Bible Verse :Luke 24:36-43 "As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” But they were startled and frightened and thought they saw a spirit. And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy and were marveling, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate before them." Message:
Because the earlier gospels, Matthew and MarkThe original Gospel of Mark probably had nothing at all about the post-resurrection appearances; it seems to have ended with the angel talking to three women (Mary Magdelene, the other Mary, and Salome) at the tomb., give little emphasis to the activities of Christ after the resurrection, this passage from Luke might help flesh out the meaning of the Resurrection to us.
Like the early evangelists, most churches concentrate heavily on the crucifixion, the teachings of Christ, and the post-Ascension coming of the Holy Spirit. These are all critical concepts; Christ had to die on the cross, that we might be forgiven for our sins. But — the Resurrection of Christ in the flesh is equally important, and receives less study than it deserves. For the crucifixion teaches us the love of God; but the resurrection teaches us the power of God.
Jesus famously told Nicodemus that we must be born again to see the kingdom of God. (John 3:21) We die to sin, surely. But the equation has a second half with an earth-shattering implication: When we are reborn in the Spirit, we share in the resurrection of Christ while we are still on earth. Notice the line, “They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate before them.” Jesus is not in heaven, and He is not a spirit. John's Gospel tells us that Thomas put his finger into the actual wound in Jesus's side. He reappears in flesh and blood, to show us the transforming power of God's love, that we may live in our bodies having undergone spiritual rebirth. When we die to sin, we cast off our sinful past, the mistakes we have made and the evil we have committed, and it is gone from us even while our flesh lives!
Yet people do not take advantage of the living resurrection, the true fruit of being born again spiritually; once we see ourselves in the resurrected Christ, we realize the power that God will give to us for the asking. Are we brainless zombies who, having been removed from the evils of our past, must wander aimlessly back to them simply from habit? No! With the help of the Holy Spirit, we can make new habits, think new thoughts, find an entirely new and better life — while we still live on earth.
This possibility informs much of the later epistles' teachings, and it is there we should turn for inspiration and guidance in this regard. Romans and Hebrews are the great theological epistles; for hints on leading the resurrected life, one might well start with James or Philippians, and look to the shorter books. Above all, remember Paul's advice to Timothy: “Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called . . . .” (1 Timothy 6:12)
Meditation : Prayer : May it please you, my good Lord, that there may come a day when I can repay a little of my great debt to you. O Jesus, strengthen my soul, you who are good above all good; and since you have inclined my soul in this way, show me how I may act for you, whatever it may cost, O Lord. Here is my life, my honor and my will; I have given them all to you and they are yours: use me to do whatever you want......Amen |
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