Luke 24:36 “And as they thus spake, Jesus himself
stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.”
As I opened up my esword this morning the book of Luke was opened. I scrimmaged through just wanting to see what I had been reading last before I moved on in my Bible Time. As I looked at verse 36, it popped out at me. I read some of the commentary to see what it meant by the words. Have you ever looked at a particular word(s) or phrase in a sentence and wonder why it was worded that way? I do all the time and it leads me to some powerful revelation within God’s word. Mmmmm, kind of like finding your favorite piece of chocolate in a bowl full of assorted candy, if you like chocolate. Lol!
So, I read this verse over a few times and read around it as well. I was stuck on the part where it says, “And as they spake,” It is the first line in this verse and although the power seems to be in the next line I was still drawn back to the beginning. “Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.” Jesus, when He speaks is so gentle yet so authoritative. He is so powerful yet so covering. He is the Ultimate balance in every way. He enters a room suddenly, standing in our midst, and says, Peace be unto you. Can you feel that power? Ahhh! Well still I’m drawn back to the beginning, “And as they thus spake,”
I think of how easily we allow ourselves to become consumed by this temporary place, called earth, and all that’s in it. We are going, going, going, and for what? I was imagining a few different images as I read this line. One was of a group of people standing and talking about life, circumstances, situations, instances, happenings…Life, being blinded to all else around them until, suddenly Jesus appeared in their midst, in the center of their talking. Another image I saw was just one person, standing in the middle of their own life. The things in it seemed tangible and seemed to be slowly closing in around them. They were talking about what they were seeing, focusing on different areas of what was around them, failing to realize that all of a sudden here was Jesus standing next to them.
Jesus is always there, Joshua 1:9 “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” Jesus is with us and He has given us a precious gift, Peace. With Jesus in our midst we are promised peace. John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” We MUST remember who is with us. We must know that He dwells and abides IN us and that He is in the midst of us. If He abides IN us then it’s like He is in the middle of us…the middle of our lives, the middle of our circumstance, the middle of our problems, the middle of everything we are, why then should we be afraid? Why then should we become consumed by the things of this world when we are not even of this world? Jesus came to the earth to fulfill a purpose, to bring us into Him! He was not and is not OF this world but only was here temporarily. So the same is for us, who are IN Him. We are here temporary until He comes here once again and brings us into that eternal life with Him. We live In HIM, not in this place we see before us. Trust not in your eyes, the eyes of your flesh, but see with the eyes of your spirit, as His Spirit dwells within you.
MMMMmmmmm…just a daily dose today! Hope you enjoyed it and I hope it sparked something in you to dig into God’s word and find your fav piece of chocolate in the bowl of assorted candies.
LOVES & HUGS,
Christina
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