The women had been with Jesus, on the way to and at the cross, they followed Joseph to the tomb when Jesus' body was laid there - they knew He had died and where He had been laid. When they arrived at the tomb, they must have been perplexed and bewildered. It took two angels to remind them of Jesus' words that He would be crucified, buried, raised. In the midst of all the emotion, somehow they had forgotten Jesus' promises. Surely, the tendency is for us to do the same - in the busyness of life with all its emotions, we have the propensity to forget Jesus' words and promises to us.
The story of Jesus' life, death, burial and resurrection is everything to me. Without each aspect of His story, my own story would be one without hope. I would be left 'in sin', without hope, without the joy of all that He brings. In short, His resurrection is of vital importance.
Would I be foolish & slow of heart to believe all the prophets have spoken? Do I see Jesus in Moses and all the Prophets. Jesus' use of the OT and later on remind us that ALL Scripture is God-breathed and is useful and profitable. If Jesus Himself opened the Scriptures and taught them, surely we should be doing the same. We have no justification for doing otherwise.
Before Jesus is revealed to the two disciples, they remain the dark and somewhat clueless about Jesus. However, once He has revealed Himself to them, they talk of Him openly and freely, finding their friends and sharing the news of Jesus. Do I do the same? Do I remember it is God alone who opens our eyes so we can see Jesus?
Seeing Jesus for themselves changed their whole perspective. Knowing He was not dead & buried, but was indeed risen changed everything for them. I must ensure the same is true for me!
"Witnesses of these things" sums up what we are to be - witnesses to all Jesus is, was and did, all that happened - His life, death, burial, resurrection, ascension and coming are all part of what we are supposed to be. We are to do all this "clothed with power from on high" - the Holy Spirit with us, helping us and aiding us.
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