Devotion:
Read Luke 24:36-49.
Luke includes in his Gospel the story of the two disciples of Jesus leaving Jerusalem sometime on the day of Easter and heading toward the village of Emmaus. Along the way, they encounter this stranger who doesn’t seem to know anything about what had happened in the city the past few days. As they reached the village, they invited him in and soon discovered it was Jesus. They rushed back to Jerusalem to tell the others what they had experienced.
That’s where our passage for today picks up the story. As they were telling about what happened to them, suddenly Jesus is there with them. He offered all of them assurances that it really was him, continued to teach them and gave them the next step in their journey. They were to wait until the Holy Spirit came and empowered them to continue the mission he had begun with them.
What God did at Easter, at Pentecost and in the years following all prompted the Gospel writers to tell the good news story. It was obvious to them in all they experienced that Jesus was indeed alive, that the same Spirit that was in him was still guiding and empowering them to carry out Jesus’ mission. That same Spirit, that same good news and that same mission is still ours today!
Personal Worship Option:
Offer this prayer or one in your own words: Almighty God, we celebrate your good news through Jesus Christ today! Thank you for sending him to our world, for raising him from the dead and for allowing us to be part of the continuing mission you gave him. Help me to stay vigilant in serving your mission to everyone I can. Through Christ, Amen.
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