One of the things I love about Luke chapter 24, is the concept of doubt. Everyone at one point or another has doubt.  Whether about our past, or future, or decisions made by ourselves, or others.  As Jesus appeared to various people along the way after the resurrection, they all expressed doubt… his very own disciples doubted the resurrection!   Jesus had them look at his flesh and bones, his wounds, and finally, he even ate fish with them… all to reprove his resurrection… his physical resurrection.

Sometimes we have doubt about Jesus as well.  Is he really there for us?  Is he watching out for me?  Is he really ‘for me’ and not ‘against me’?  Doubt is a normal human response to something that seems too fantastical to believe.  But Jesus went out of his way to show his disciples, and others, that he is very much alive and well, interceding for us before the Father.  

Then Jesus did this for the disciples… and for us:  Our eyes were opened to see him at work in our lives, our minds were opened to learn of the great mysteries of old, and to learn of new things yet to take place.

So take heart if you doubt anything about God; ask Him to open your eyes to see, and your heart to understand, the great things He has in store for you!  You have such an amazing future in front of you!  He does not promise to take away the evil from around you, but rather He promises to walk through the fire with you.

-Pastor Steve Sherwood