Yes He Is

Luke 24:21 says, But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.

Jesus walked among his disciples and he told them what would occur – that he would be taken, crucified, and killed.  That they heard.  But he also told them that he would rise again.  That they didn’t understand, so they didn’t hear it.

Here in this verse they are pining over their “lost” hope because they had been disappointed that their redeemer, their hope for a future, was dead.  And now it’s been three days, time enough to solidify the surety of his death.  They completely missed the part where their redeemer told them he would live again.

Sometimes, in our sorrow and disappointment we lose hope because we forget to listen to the words of hope that reside within us, within his word.

Jesus has promised hope for our future, one of good and not evil, one of eternity with him, free from sorrow and pain. 

We must not forget ALL of Jesus’ words to us.  When darkness is all around us, we have to remember that He is the light, and the light dispels the darkness.

He is our redeemer, our hope, our future.