Jesus Reveals Himself to His Disciples

And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them, Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread. And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet. And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. And he took it, and did eat before them. Luke 24:33-43

Steps: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12

Jesus chose to reveal Himself to His disciples while they were talking about Him in the upper room. The disciples had hidden themselves there because they were afraid that the Jews would take them prisoners and kill them because they were followers of Christ. They had heard all of the different threads of experience from different people but were still afraid and doubting. They were still bound by their addictive thinking that unless they were in control then all things were lost. At this time Jesus came and stood, miraculously in their midst. The disciples were afraid because they thought that Jesus was a ghost, or a spirit. Jesus told them to touch Him and handle Him to see that He was flesh and blood, even though He could do supernatural things like show up in the middle of a meeting without coming through a door. Then He asked them for something to eat to show them again that he was real and had resurrected from the dead and that He indeed was their Lord and Saviour.

Prayer for Today: God, You know what each one of us is looking for when we think about You. Reveal Yourself to each one of us in such a way as that we will believe. Grant us this great gift and then grant us a soft heart that when we are satisfied in our hearts that we will believe in You and not turn back to the world and to our old ways of addictive thinking. Thank You that You will go to almost any length to give us what we need to believe.