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Luke 24:46-49

There are two startling revelations contained in this passage -

1.)  Jesus was alive and standing in front of the disciples.  It should not have been such a surprise since He had predicted that He would rise from the dead on the third day.  Still, they were startled, frightened and amazed thinking He might be a ghost.

2.) Jesus expected His disciples to preach repentance and forgiveness of sins in His name to all nations.  While none of the disciples would have had any problem with repentance and forgiveness to their Jewish kindred, the idea of salvation for all the ethnic nations of the world was  a ground breaking thought.  It should not have been such a surprise since it had been prophesied by Amos and others.  Even so, that message would not really sink in until much later (Acts 10) when Peter meet Cornelius through the direct intervention of the Lord.  

While it is easy for us to look at these historical figures and wonder why they did not pay better attention … I can’t help but wonder if we ever are guilty of the same thing – Being around the words of Jesus but yet not really paying attention to them.  Or, even worse yet, picking and choosing the words we want to hear and ignoring the rest.  Our goal with every message from Christ is to read it, hear it, pick it apart, ingest it, follow it, do it and remember it.  

GRS


Posted on January 7, 2012 - by

January 7, 2012

Today’s special message from Jesus Christ is:

Luke 24:46-49
New International Version (NIV)

46 He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

Optional reading page 22 from the book The Greatest Words Ever Spoken by Steven K. Scott.