Daily Reflections From Higher Things®

Today's Reading: Luke 24:36-48 Daily Lectionary: Exodus 15:19-16:12; Hebrews 10:1-18 As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” (Luke 24:36) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. On Easter evening, the disciples cowered in a locked room. Suddenly, Jesus stood in their midst. He spoke to calm their fear. He also gave them three beautiful gifts. First, He gave them peace. They’d been grieving His death and fearing for their safety. Jesus spoke peace to them—the peace He won on the Cross for them. Second, He gave them proof that He had physically risen from the dead. He invited them to see His hands and feet and to touch His body. Then He ate broiled fish. They’d heard him speak, they’d touched his wounds, and then they even heard him chew! They knew with complete confidence that He was physically alive. Third, He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. He’d spent the past three years teaching them from Moses, the Psalms, and the Prophets all t