Remembering Christ’s Words

Remembering Christ’s Words

And they remembered His words.

Luke 24:8

The death of Christ shattered and scattered the disciples. Their hopes, which had been so high regarding the ascendancy of Christ lay utterly and completely in ruins, dashed to shards all around them. The women who had diligently followed Christ, and lovingly cared for Him after His death, came, on the first day of the week, to complete the preparation for His burial. As they arrived, they discovered that the stone was rolled away from the mouth of the tomb. More than that, the tomb itself was empty. Christ was neither within or about the outer area. The women encountered two ‘men’ or angels who said to them, ‘”Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’” It was then that, ‘they remembered His words.’ How often do we find it so with us? We have loved Christ fervently. We have followed Him diligently. We have hoped to serve Him. In spite of all these things that we have desired, we have at times, gone to where we thought we might encounter Him, and yet He is not there. It has been then that some messenger has reminded us of what the Word of God says, and suddenly, we ‘remember His words.’ All our hope is in the Living Word of God, and the Living Word speaks to us the things that we need to remember most. Perhaps today, dear reader, you stand in need to remember the words of Christ to you. He will do all that He has promised. Jesus never fails.

Our Glorious Living Christ,
we rejoice that Your Word is good.
We praise You that You will do all that You have said,
and fulfill it in every detail.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning