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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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Dear
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. Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :On the Road to Emmaus [1] Bible Verse :Luke 24:13-27 "That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad. Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” And he said to them, “What things?” And they said to him, “Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning, and when they did not find his body, they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.” And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself." Message:
The day is still Sunday, the day of the resurrection. Two of “them” refers to an earlier verse, where Peter recounts the empty tomb to the “eleven and to all the rest.” The time frame is not completely clear, as Jesus also appears to Mary Magdelene in Jerusalem, at the tomb itself. And she, like our two travelers, does not recognize him.
Christ chides them gently for not understanding why the tomb was empty. But notice, one of them says, “But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel.” In other words, they had still thought that Jesus would become a political figure, a leader like David, who would drive out the Romans and restore Judaism to Israel, but His death had meant failure.
People are awfully hardheaded. If they have a wrong idea, but are faced with the truth, they will cling to their wrong idea like it is a lifebuoy in a stormy sea, when a rescue vessel (that can actually save them) comes alongside. Jesus had time and again taught that he was destined to die and be raised again; although, in truth, sometimes his teachings were hidden in metaphor. E.g., “Tear down this Temple, and in three days I will build it again (John 2:19).”
God, who is smarter than we are (!), has let the plan for our salvation develop over time. The two men are given full knowledge when they are ready to receive it: when the resurrected Christ is standing before them. Christ has become the first evangelist. The men are headed away from Jerusalem and the Word will spread with them, beginning almost as soon as the resurrection occurred.
Meditation : Prayer : God of mercy, swift to help: as my lips pour forth your praise, fill my heart with the peace you give to those who wait for your salvation in Jesus Christ our Lord......Amen |
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