Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Wasn’t it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his glory?” Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. Luke 24:25-27
Lord Jesus, I easily identify with the “slow-hearted” gang on the road to Emmaus. I’m often slow to believe, quick to forget, and remain in constant need of the Spirit’s ministry. Humbly and gladly, I ask you to do for me what you did for them. Let me see you everywhere in the Bible, Jesus—its point and pinnacle, heartbeat and hero, the “bottom line” of every line of Scripture.
You’re not the “moral to every story” in God’s Word; you’re its meaning and magnificence—the emphatic “Yes!” to every promise God made from Genesis 3:15 through the end of the book of Revelation. After this post-resurrection visit, there were many more. Within weeks you ascended to Abba’s right hand; and you didn’t sit down for a rest, but for a “reign.” Heaven’s throne is your chair and evil is your footstool (Acts 2:35;1Jn.3:8).
Right now, April 1, 2024, you are making all things new and beautiful—where we see it, and where the evil seems to be winning. Jesus, we affirm your sovereignty over every sorrow and star, heartache and hiccup, snail darter and nuclear arsenal. Faith, not fear, is the order of this and every day—worship, not worry—adoration, not anxiety. Until you return, Jesus, may living “in Christ on mission” be our raison d’etre—our reason for being, our “kit and caboodle,” “whole shebang,” passion and delight. So Very Amen.