God Is Big Enough To Remove My Doubts Series

Luke 24:36-49 [36] As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, "Peace to you!" [37] But they were startled and frightened and thought they saw a spirit. [38] And he said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? [39] See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have." [40] And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. [41] And while they still disbelieved for joy and were marveling, he said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?" [42] They gave him a piece of broiled fish, [43]and he took it and ate before them. [44] Then he said to them, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled." [45] Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, [46]and said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, [47]and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. [48] You are witnesses of these things. [49] And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high." (ESV)

Faith is not belief in spite of evidence. (It is an embracing of evidence and a love of the person, God Himself, who has been so gracious to provide the evidence). If we choose not to believe, it is not for lack of evidence (Larson, B., & Ogilvie, L. J. (1983). Vol. 26: The Preacher's Commentary Series, Volume 26 : Luke. The Preacher's Commentary series (353–354). Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson Inc.).. Yet, the reality for people in this life is doubt. There is doubt

As evening came that first Easter Sunday, the eleven apostles and the other followers of Jesus, men and women, were more and more convinced that the grave was empty because Jesus had risen. But they had little understanding as to just what that meant. People in those days generally believed that the souls of the dead were able to roam the earth. There was a great fear of ghosts. However, it was unthinkable that a dead person could make bodily appearances. Yet that is exactly what Jesus did: with his glorified body he appears to Mary Magdalene, to Peter, to the Emmaus disciples, and to the group that has assembled here (Prange, V. H. (1988). Luke. The People's Bible (263–264). Milwaukee, Wis.: Northwestern Pub. House.)

There is abundant evidence of the truth of the Resurrection. The fact of the Resurrection has relevance for all the difficult experiences of our lives as well. We can have proof positive of His presence in the death of someone we love, in the difficult times of our marriage. Jesus Christ wants to stand with us through job uncertainty, illness, loneliness, and estrangement. (Larson, B., & Ogilvie, L. J. (1983). Vol. 26: The Preacher's Commentary Series, Volume 26 : Luke. The Preacher's Commentary series (353–354). Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson Inc.).

God is Big Enough to Remove our Doubts, fears and answer our questions. He is big enough because He is sovereign over the working of our lives. In Luke 24:36-49 we can see the sovereign plan of God, to remove any doubt of His working to bring eternal life through the forgiveness of sins through 3 things : 1)The Reappearing of Jesus (Luke 24:36) , 2) The Reassuring by Jesus (Luke 24:37–43), and 3) The Revealing by Jesus (Luke 24:44–49)

God is Big Enough to remove my Doubts through:

1)The Reappearing of Jesus (Luke 24:36)

Luke 24:36 [36] As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, "Peace to you!" (ESV)

When we reconstruct this scene we add from John the detail that the doors were locked for fear of the Jews, so that no one could enter the room without first knocking and being admitted. From Mark we learn that the disciples were reclining on their couches at supper, and that the meal was apparently about ended. All those who are in the room are engaged in animated conversation about “these things” that had been reported by Simon and by the two disciples from Eramaus. Then all in an instant Jesus himself (emphatic a?t??) “stood among them/in their midst,” ?st?, the aorist to indicate the fact. John writes “came and stood,” which marks the arrival as well as the standing. Since Jesus is in His risen and glorified state, time, space, the rock of the tomb, the walls and the doors of buildings no longer hamper the body of Jesus. He appears where He desires to appear, and His visible presence disappears when he desires to have it so. Jesus did not walk through anything. The disciples did not see him take so many steps from the doors or the wall to their midst. He was there, and that was all. Jesus could do this because his resurrection and glorification had altered his bodily form. In this new body he was able to transcend all physical barriers.( Barton, B. B., Veerman, D., Taylor, L. C., & Osborne, G. R. (1997). Luke (p. 566). Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers.)