Today's readings are Psalm 97.6-12, Numbers 32.1-6, 16-27, and Luke 24.1-27.
Today we read about God's people entering into their promise. The tribes of Reuben and Gad do not wish to enter into the promised land but vow to help their kinsmen obtain the land of Canaan. The promise remains. What about the promise of the Gospel? The disciples left Jesus in the tomb but now do not know what has become of him. He has entered into the promised deliverance from sin, death, and the grave. Is he going to bring his people with him? Beginning with Moses and the prophets, the risen Christ shows the sorrowful disciples all the things written about him, how he would rise from the dead, lead captivity captive, and deliver his people to their eternal rest in him. Thanks be to God, who always keeps his promises.
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