Luke 24
Verses that stood out:
27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.
40 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. 41 And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” 42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43 and he took it and ate it in their presence.
Why they stood out:
So, I find a lot of grace in verse 27. I know this may sound weird, but when I read it I hear how Jesus, after his death and during the resurrection came and talked to some guys for a few hours and re-explained EVERYTHING he had been talking about and doing for the past 3 years. And, after all this, still, these guys were normal people. So what I hear from all that is no matter how much you "know" Jesus, you are NEVER immune to normal stuff. I don't want to call it "sin", not because I'm so post-modern or whatever, but because I feel that has become an outdated word. No, let's call it, evil. No matter now much these guys knew God or could talk to him or could understand him or could be known by him, they still went on their way being partly evil. They were still bad. I'm not saying they weren't reformed or that they didn't also do good things, they just couldn't stop humanity from getting in the way of godliness. As a Christian, I find a lot of grace in that.
the second one: OMG! SERIOUSLY?! This is hilarious. Jesus appears out of nowhere and one of the first things he does is say, "hey dudes, I'm starving, anyone got anything to eat?" LOL. God is just funny. This is the kind of passage that makes me feel happy about my faith. Faith isn't some dead, stoic, serious thing. Well... it doesn't have to be. Literally, it can all come down to food.
Prayer:
Lord, I submitted another application today. I pray I get an interview and get the post. But since it isn't my dream post, if I had to choose, I'd rather have the one in London. I have no idea which applications will ever go anywhere, but I would really appreciate it if something came through soon. I really hate doing laundry.
Also, I'd like to become less selfish in my prayers... best of luck in that.
Something from Reality:
I'm currently reading "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". I'm so lost with all the Swedish names. Thank God there are so many pronouns in English... I'd never know if most characters were men or women.
Conclusion:
I don't really have a succinct thought about this. Probably because my stomach is a bit upset.
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