Luke 24:21-23
But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done. Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre; And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.
Today's Thought: The promises of the Lord Jesus Christ are the foundations of our faith.
When Satan tempted Jesus Christ, he promised Jesus what the Lord had actually said. There are promises written in the Bible, but they should be read according to the will of God. These promises are not guarantees that we will have what we want, but we can trust the Lord on what we need. We can trust Him to be with us to continue comforting and encouraging us.
Many times we struggle because we are expecting God to work in ways which He has not promised. Our society is filled with people proclaiming what they say are God's promises concerning health and wealth and the things of this world—but often what they confidently declare is not actually what God said. Faith that is based on anything other than God’s Word will lead to trouble.
The two disciples Jesus talked to following His resurrection revealed that they had been looking for Jesus to overthrow the Romans and make Israel an independent nation again. But that is not what Jesus had been teaching them. They did believe God, but they believed the wrong goal because they did not understand what He was intending to do in their lives and in the world.
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