On the road to
Emmaus, Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones and slow of heart, slow to believe
all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should
suffer these things and enter into his glory?” And beginning with Moses and all
the Prophets, he (Jesus) interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things
concerning him. Luke 24:25-27
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We are truly
blessed to have Bibles in our own language, wherein we can follow the story of
Jesus from creation to the end times of Revelation. New Christians in the 1st
Century weren’t so fortunate. They didn’t have all the facts written down, in
one place. There were still debates and arguments about how this new
“Christianity” thing worked. On the road to Emmaus, Jesus had to explain, to
teach – to people who had been in Jerusalem and most likely knew the facts -
how his death and resurrection fulfilled all prophesy.
When reading a
mystery, are you ever tempted to flip to the last chapter to learn the murder’s
identity? Well, you can do that with your Bible, and it’s not cheating! In
fact, I encourage it. Flip to the back and see who wins. As you might expect,
it’s the guys in the white hats, Jesus and his crew, who win the eternal battle
of good vs evil.
In Revelation
22, Jesus says, “Blessed are those who wash their robes [or wear robes of
white] so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may
enter the Holy City [New Jerusalem] by its gates.”
The Spirit and
the Bride say, “Come.” Your eternal membership with the Holy Family in the Holy
City is a free gift from Jesus, and that’s what we really live for. The
solution to salvation is not to do more stuff; it’s to live closer to Jesus.
When you’re closer to Jesus, your good/evil ratio improves. Then good things
will follow: “Let the one who desires take the water of life without price.”
Accept the
free gift!
Norton
Lawellin
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