Friday devo

Read Luke 24:1-12. "First day of the week" of course this is Sunday and in Acts 2 when the Holy Spirit comes and starts the church we see it was also on a Sunday. Luke 24 and Acts 2 are the two reasons the church meets on Sunday!

This story is full of surprises. Can you imagine the roller coaster of emotions these poor woman must have experienced. He's dead - the angels, he's alive - go tell apostles! The reality is when we are serving God in the midst of revival our emotions will go crazy if we are not really staying yielded to the Lord. When God shows up and does things His way - and they will almost always catch us off guard. If our emotions are having trouble keeping up - that could simply be a sign of our faith in action!

Think about how many times God showed up in a way that was completely expected - not many! Sometimes he sends angels sometimes he speaks through donkeys. We know from the other gospels John also ran with Peter. Jesus' closest disciples chose to believe beyond all doubt - the run was worth it. Their faith seemed completely illogical - they saw him die. 

questions

1) When has it seemed God was taking you on a roller coaster of emotions?

2) Hypothesize why the other disciples might not have gone? What hindered their faith? Would you have gone?

prayer

Lord we love how you show up and we love when you surprise us. Please let us not doubt simply because you do things in ways we don't expect. Let us see what you're doing around us today - let us enjoy and embrace your surprises. We trust you know what you're doing.