Friday April 12, 2024
John 20:20
Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
These had been terrible days for the disciples.
On Thursday evening Jesus was arrested. On Friday morning judgment was passed, and before noon He was crucified. Before sundown He lay in the tomb.
To belong to His most intimate circle of disciples was now a serious matter. It does not surprise us that “the doors were shut for fear of the Jews.”
Through these closed doors the wildest rumors reached them.
These were terrible days and nights.
Sunday evening had come. Suddenly Jesus stood in their midst, verily alive. He had come through the closed doors.
He spoke with them as He had done before. To make them fully certain He showed them His wounds. “The disciples therefore were glad.” Jesus was back again. When He was with them, whatever would, might come.
It is always thus with the disciples of Jesus. If Jesus disappears from their sight, they become as unhappy and frightened as a driven hart.
Jesus has many such frightened disciples who have hidden themselves behind closed doors. But He knows about them.
He knows about you and your inner distress, you who formerly were so happy in the Lord but are now so miserable.
And today He stands before you in the midst of all your needs. He extends to you His pierced hands and points to His open side. He would make you a glad disciple.
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD 
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