Monday the 5th

John 20:  ¹⁹On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!"

 

Peace be with you! I think of how this must have played out….then I realize this is EXACTLY how Christ works. Imagine the setting, the disciples had to of been at their lowest point in their life, the Man that they had spent over three years following now was gone…and how human of them! Yes, Christ had told them all He was leaving, but would return. Yet Here we find them huddled in fear wondering what to do next. In walks Christ….Peace be with you! Does He ask them what’s wrong? Does he chide them for fearing when He had given reassurances that He would be back? No, Christ knows us, He knows us better than we know ourselves. I am sure that He was not surprised to find them locked up in a room, just like He understands when He finds us cowering in a corner. Christ did not admonish, He reassured…Peace be with you. That is what He does to this day, and I am sure will continue to do. He comes to us at our hour of need, and fortifies our faith. He understands our fears, and our weaknesses, and does not hold them against us. We all go through our tests of faith, we all sometimes feel like the rug has been yanked out form underneath us. We all feel lost, and out of sorts…..maybe you are feeling like that now. Let us continue to celebrate the joy of Easter, and our risen King. Let us allow Him into our hearts fully, and completely, let us accept the peace that only HE can bring, so that our doors might become unlocked, and our fears become quiet. Christ is with us always, especially in our hour of need…..”peace be with you”  Seize that peace, rend your heart to the Lord, and set out into the world knowing the we are more than conquerors, we are brothers, and sisters of Christ, and children of the Most high God.

 

 

God Bless,

Brian Thetford

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