Luke 24

I am going to attempt to elaborate on what we read in Luke 24 today. It is true that certain things that Jesus does or says quite frequently in the Gospels. The fact that Jesus is reaching people with more conversation rather than miracles was something that first came to mind to me today in class. Another thing that was mentioned through out the New Testament is discipleship. The word “disciple” is used 233 times in the whole New Testament. It rarely talks about anything less than being disciples of Jesus. So this was something I thought of when Professor Corrigan talked about how Jesus was reaching people by simple conversation. I loved what the followers said in verse 32, “didn’t our hearts burn inside of us as He talked with us on the road and explained the scriptures to us?” Even when God kept them from recognizing Him, Gods glory was shining through Jesus and they felt that! Miracles are great, but sharing the Gospel starts with a simple conversation. It’s like giving them the simplicity of God. It doesn’t need to be complicated, but simply showing the passion and love for Christ. I think my favorite quote came from one of the professors here is “Christianity cannot always be defined by miracles, sometimes it has to be defined by the restraint of power instead of the use of power.” Think of this: when Jesus was hanging on the cross and Pharisees yelled for him to prove himself by coming down from the cross, He certainly could called the angels to rescue him but He didn’t. Instead Jesus proved Himself by enduring the cross. Of course when we make conversation with people about God, my prayer is that they would see God in us right away!