Luke 24:33-43 The Uncommon Savior Jesus Christ

And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found gathered together the eleven and those who were with them, saying, “The Lord has really risen and has appeared to Simon.” They began to relate their experiences on the road and how He was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread. While they were telling these things, He Himself stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be to you.” But they were startled and frightened and thought that they were seeing 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.  While they still could not believe it because of their joy and amazement, He said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?”  They gave Him a piece of a broiled fish;  and He took it and ate it before them.

This reminds us if the saying, “This is too good to be true.”  While they longed for their Savior, they also witnessed Him crucified.  Jesus had forewarned them of His resurrection, but because they had never witnessed it, it went in one ear and out the other. The future holds other startling events for the eleven.  In the days to come, they will watch Him ascend into heaven with promises of a Second Coming.

Daily Prayer:  Lord Jesus, we need for You to build faith in our very souls.  In Your flesh, You appear as a common man, but being sent from God, everything else about You is not common.  We can no longer rely on our senses.  But by faith, we can walk a straight path and not be afraid.  This I ask in Your holy name Amen.