The Ultimate Sacrifice
Scripture
Luke 22-24
Observation
The story of the cross and of Jesus revealing himself to the disciples after his resurrection are charged with emotion, but I am particularly touched today by what he must have felt the evening he ate his "last supper" with the disciples. He knew everything would change from this moment on. There would be no more leisurely teaching of crowds, no more healing of the sick, and no more companionable times with his disciples. They would see him crucified and then they would see him glorified and at last they would understand who they had been with. He now looked forward to the day when they would eat at his table in his kingdom. At that point their relationship would be all he had dreamed of.
Application
Jesus' disciples could not comprehend the scriptures even after they were fulfilled. How like that we are. I find it interesting that Jesus "opened the scriptures" to the two men on their way to Emmaus, and later, when the two were in the company of the disciples and he appeared to them he, "opened their minds to the scriptures." I want my mind supernaturally opened to the truths of God.
Prayer
Lord, help me to open the scriptures to people. Help me to help the lost sheep to find their way back to you. Open our minds to understand your living and active word. In Jesus' name I pray.
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