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Encountering Jesus

Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. - Luke 24:27

As Tim considered the Trinity — God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit — he realized that he related most to the Father and the Spirit: “I pray to the Father, and I have a strong sense of his involvement in the circumstances of my life. I am also aware that anything good I do is done with the help of the Spirit. But Jesus felt more distant.” As Tim read the Bible, God redressed the imbalance: “In the pages of Scripture, I encounter the Lord Jesus. I see the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”

Jesus Himself explained how He appeared in the Scriptures when, after His death, He met the disciples walking on the Emmaus road. The disciples shared their dashed hopes over Jesus being “the one who was going to redeem Israel” (Luke 24:21). Chiding them for their foolishness and lack of belief, He said, “Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” (v. 26). He then gave what must have been the most amazing Bible study: “And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself” (v. 27).

Jesus meets us, too, as we engage with the Bible. We, like the disciples on the Emmaus road, can experience our hearts burning within us as He opens the Scriptures to us through the Spirit (v. 32).

Amy Boucher Pye

Which of the members of the Trinity — Father, Son, or Holy Spirit — do you relate to most, and why? How do you meet with Jesus when you read the Bible?

Loving God, thank You for welcoming me into Your circle of love. Please allow the Spirit to bring alive my reading of the Bible so that I might love You more.