Are We Ready?

July 20, 2017 at 7:53 am · Filed under Daily Encouragements, Food for thought, God's beauty, God's love, Inspiration ·Tagged doubt, faith, fear, hope, if Jesus showed up today, living a life of ease, love, salvation, what would we do

After all the time Jesus had spent with the disciples, telling them time and again He would return from the grave, they were still frightened when He appeared before them. And, even after He showed them the scars on His hands and feet, they still didn’t think it was Him. What was wrong with these guys?

Probably the same thing that’s wrong with most of us: short memories. We go through much of our time here on earth—especially in the U.S.—living a relative life of ease, never giving much thought to all our blessings and where they come from.

We hear the good news that Jesus will one day return, and we talk about how we can’t wait for that glorious day, while secretly we hope our faith is strong enough to get us into heaven. Why? Why are we troubled? Why do we have doubts?

He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds.” Luke 24:38

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