MIDWEEK MEDITATION

And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple blessing God.

Luke 24:50-53

There they were. Hidden. Overwhelmed. Afraid. 

The disciples had been in hiding for days. Having lost the one they had followed so closely for years was unbearable. Jesus was dead. Their teacher, their leader, the hope for the nations on which they had pinned their lives, was dead.
 
Then they heard news that they could scarcely believe. Jesus was alive? When Jesus came to them, He declared peace over His overwhelmed and fearful disciples and in that moment – everything changed. The resurrection of Jesus changes everything. Our whole lives are cast anew in its light. 

They went from hiding to openly proclaiming God’s praise. They went from overwhelmed to overjoyed. They went from being afraid to being at peace just as Jesus had proclaimed it would be. What had changed?

Everything. 

May the glory of the resurrection radically change your life today. He is risen. He is risen indeed!