Victorious!

Jesus is victorious over death!  In our daily bible reading recently, I read Luke 24 and I have to say I think it might be one of my new favorites!  I don't know how many times I've read it before, but this time, I just loved reading it.  It was so hard to read about the crucifixion and Jesus being made fun of and tortured and then to read about him rising again was so hopeful!  All of the disciples were so joyous and it was so neat how he appeared to the two men on the road.  Everyone around Jerusalem must have been talking about the crucifixion and then about the tomb being empty.  The two men walking to Emmaus were talking about it.  And when Jesus appeared to them, they weren't able to recognize him until he broke bread with them and blessed it.  Then their eyes were opened! 

Those two men walked the 7 miles back to Jerusalem because they were so excited that they had to tell the others and then to have Jesus appear to them and the others again must have just been so awesome!  This is also just a side note, but I loved how Jesus asked for food and they gave him broiled fish!  He was still in the body this time and he needed to get some nourishment. 

I bet they were all hanging on to His every word, just as we should be.   And to see him be carried up into heaven!  How fulfilling!  I am so happy that he is in heaven waiting for us! 

I found Luke 24 to be so encouraging because Jesus conquered death.  People may have hurt him, mocked him, tormented him, but he overcame that.  Praise the Lord!  We, too, can be victorious if we are in Christ!