Welcome to our new project, the Daily Bible Devotional. The goal is to help you understand and apply

scripture as you go through a New Testament Bible read five days a week, Monday through Friday,

as we move from Matthew straight through to Revelation. In under four minutes each morning, we will recap the chapter,

make some application, present thought questions for the day, and offer a prayer together.

I'm excited about exploring God's word with you, so let's get started. Thank you for joining today

as we look at the triumphant final chapter of the Gospel of Luke,

chapter 24.

Women come to the tomb on the first day of the week and see two angels standing inside.

The angels proclaim that Jesus is risen, just as he prophesied.

Disciples then come to the tomb and marvel.

That same day, Jesus appears to two men on the road to Amaius,

teaching them from the Old Testament scripture and revealing himself to be the Christ. These men take

this report to the 11 apostles in Jerusalem. Jesus then appears to the 11 and shows them the nail marks

on his hands and feet, but they still struggle to

believe. Jesus teaches them from the scripture to firm up their faith and to prepare them for

their ministry. He then ascends into heaven as the disciples worship him with great joy.

Luke's resurrection account openly notes how difficult it was for the disciples to

believe. They did not initially believe the women's testimony about the angels. They did not

believe the two men who reported their time with Jesus. They still could not believe for a time

even after Jesus appeared to them. Throughout the chapter, Jesus uses scripture to teach

them about himself and to help them believe their eyes. It can be difficult for people to accept

the resurrected Christ. It's life-changing news. We must keep going to the Word to examine testimony

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