FEB 15

Luke 24:36-43
Memorise Hebrews 11:1
"...now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

Jesus appeared suddenly and supernaturally at a gathering of the disciples, and they were indeed shocked. They thought they had seen a spirit and were afraid. Christ assures them that it was not so, for he asked them to see and touch his hands and feet. He was a real physical being with flesh and bones!

Later, Thomas who was not with the other disciples insisted “…Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.” (John 20:25) The Lord graciously appeared and condescended to fulfill Thomas’s faithless request, leading him to respond: “My Lord and my God” (John 20:28).

The resurrected body of Christ was a real, physical, corporeal body. It was the Lord Himself, who had risen from the dead. He was not a spirit. The resurrected body bore the scars and the marks of His crucifixion and death on the cross. It was also a living body which ate broiled fish and honeycomb (Luke 24:42). Yet it also seems there was a supernatural aspect to it, whereby He was able to ‘teleport’ himself at will, and suddenly appear in the midst of the disciples, passing through walls.

The nature of Christ’s resurrected body proves that Christ did indeed rise from the dead. Jesus, who was fully man, was crucified and died. His resurrection was physical and literal. If this was not true, if the resurrected Christ was a spirit, could it be said He had truly conquered death? Is the work of Christ complete?

Dear teen, what blessed assurance we have that Christ lives and is seated at the right hand of God interceding for us. But do you believe? Or are you like doubting Thomas? He wanted to see before he believed. What does Christ say of those who believe without ever seeing?

(Find the answer in John 20:29)

Thought: Faith is believing what God says He will do.
Prayer: My Lord and my God… may my faith rest wholly on what the Scriptures has recorded for us.