Appearance in the Upper Room

         For 40 days after His resurrection, Jesus appeared to the disciples and others to show them living proof that He was alive.  On Resurrection Sunday He met the women in the garden, and the two men walking on the Road to Emmaus.  In today’s passage, Jesus appeared to those disciples gathered in the Upper Room.

“While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’  They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost.  He said to them, ‘Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds?  Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.’  When he had said them he showed them his hands and feet.  And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, ‘Do you have anything here to eat?’ They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate it in their presence.”   Luke 24:36-43

        What was their immediate concern?  Are you real or am I having a scary encounter?  What is your reaction when confronted by Jesus?   Do you doubt who Jesus is and question His reaching out to you?  Jesus reassured the disciples that He was a real living  being just as He promised.  He proved it to them by showing them His hands and feet- pierced for them, and eating.   How does Jesus make himself known to you?  Does He come to you in prayer, in the helping hands of others or through His Word?   Jesus can and does reveal himself to us if we are open and willing.  We too can be amazed and joyful at His presence.

Have a blessed day walking in His presence.

Linda

The disciples encountered Jesus in the upper room, where will you meet Him today?

 

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