Daily Bread 2010 - Luke 24
Daily Bread 2010 - Luke 24
The Resurrection
1On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 7'The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.' "8Then they remembered his words.
9When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. 10It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. 11But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. 12Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
As we come to the end of Luke’s gospel, we see Luke continuing to give us many details as he had set out to do in chapter 1, for the most excellent Theophilus. As we hear and see Luke’s version of the resurrection, we see a group of women going to the grave, not just Mary Magdalene and the other Mary (Matthew’s version). We also see two angels who gleamed like lightning who appeared near the empty tomb. They ask a rhetorical question, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?”
As the women remembered Jesus’ own prediction of his resurrection, they went to tell the apostles. But they still did not believe. Peter however checked it out for himself and when he saw the empty tomb and grave clothes, he went away bewildered. Luke also records an incident where Jesus showed himself to two disciples on the Road to Emmaus, and made himself known in the breaking of the bread (ala Holy Communion). And then he records another meeting with the disciples where they are still wondering what happened. As he greets them He says the words, “Peace Be With You.”
Luke’s story is now complete. He is given us everything we need to know for a life full of grace and godliness. Every time we gather on Sundays, we have a chance to remember these words as we proclaim that Jesus is Risen, He is Risen indeed. As we break the bread and pour the wine, Jesus’ is present with us today as His modern disciples. Jesus urges us today to not look for the living among the dead. Jesus is alive and well and He wants to live in and through us as we incarnate His love to the world. And one day when we die we will also experience His glorious resurrection if we live and believe in Him.
May we continue to celebrate the Resurrection, not just on Easter but every day as we die to self and are raised in the newness of life Jesus promised for all of his followers!
Jesus, thank you for being the bread of life, and our power to overcome sin, death, and the power of the devil. May we live each day rising in the power of Your resurrection so we can show the world you are still alive today! In Your name we pray, Amen.
The Resurrection
1On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 7'The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.' "8Then they remembered his words.
9When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. 10It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. 11But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. 12Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
As we come to the end of Luke’s gospel, we see Luke continuing to give us many details as he had set out to do in chapter 1, for the most excellent Theophilus. As we hear and see Luke’s version of the resurrection, we see a group of women going to the grave, not just Mary Magdalene and the other Mary (Matthew’s version). We also see two angels who gleamed like lightning who appeared near the empty tomb. They ask a rhetorical question, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?”
As the women remembered Jesus’ own prediction of his resurrection, they went to tell the apostles. But they still did not believe. Peter however checked it out for himself and when he saw the empty tomb and grave clothes, he went away bewildered. Luke also records an incident where Jesus showed himself to two disciples on the Road to Emmaus, and made himself known in the breaking of the bread (ala Holy Communion). And then he records another meeting with the disciples where they are still wondering what happened. As he greets them He says the words, “Peace Be With You.”
Luke’s story is now complete. He is given us everything we need to know for a life full of grace and godliness. Every time we gather on Sundays, we have a chance to remember these words as we proclaim that Jesus is Risen, He is Risen indeed. As we break the bread and pour the wine, Jesus’ is present with us today as His modern disciples. Jesus urges us today to not look for the living among the dead. Jesus is alive and well and He wants to live in and through us as we incarnate His love to the world. And one day when we die we will also experience His glorious resurrection if we live and believe in Him.
May we continue to celebrate the Resurrection, not just on Easter but every day as we die to self and are raised in the newness of life Jesus promised for all of his followers!
Jesus, thank you for being the bread of life, and our power to overcome sin, death, and the power of the devil. May we live each day rising in the power of Your resurrection so we can show the world you are still alive today! In Your name we pray, Amen.
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