Hindsight
Scripture – Luke 24:5-8: 5In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 7‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’” 8Then they remembered his words.
Reflection: Most of the time hindsight really is much clearer than what I’m seeing now. Something happens – good or bad – and I look back and see all kinds of clues leading up to it. These women have just received the most astounding news of all time. Jesus is alive! God has raised Him from the dead. The men reminded them again of the things Jesus had told them. All at once, they remembered His words. All at once they understand what He was talking about.
Christ is alive today. He is interacting with us all the time. I’ll keep my eyes open and look for Him in the present, not just the past. I look back at the end of a day and I easily see where He’s been present. I’ll practice today seeing Him in the moment.
After today, I’ll be off-line for a couple weeks. I’ll probably be back in September. Thanks for sharing some of this journey with me.
An Invitation: A small group will be meeting tomorrow morning from 9:45 – 10:30am to share what we’ve learned and seen in this week’s readings. We’ll meet in the Pastor’s office at Bethel Baptist Church, 13330 Trenton Road in Southgate. Everyone’s welcome to join us.
Reading for Sunday, August 16
Luke 24:9-12: 9When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. 10It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. 11But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. 12Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
Reflection: Most of the time hindsight really is much clearer than what I’m seeing now. Something happens – good or bad – and I look back and see all kinds of clues leading up to it. These women have just received the most astounding news of all time. Jesus is alive! God has raised Him from the dead. The men reminded them again of the things Jesus had told them. All at once, they remembered His words. All at once they understand what He was talking about.
Christ is alive today. He is interacting with us all the time. I’ll keep my eyes open and look for Him in the present, not just the past. I look back at the end of a day and I easily see where He’s been present. I’ll practice today seeing Him in the moment.
After today, I’ll be off-line for a couple weeks. I’ll probably be back in September. Thanks for sharing some of this journey with me.
An Invitation: A small group will be meeting tomorrow morning from 9:45 – 10:30am to share what we’ve learned and seen in this week’s readings. We’ll meet in the Pastor’s office at Bethel Baptist Church, 13330 Trenton Road in Southgate. Everyone’s welcome to join us.
Reading for Sunday, August 16
Luke 24:9-12: 9When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. 10It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. 11But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. 12Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
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