Drummond Hill

Wednesday Meditation (1 Peter 2:7-10)

To you then who believe, he is precious; but for those who do not believe, "The stone that the builders rejected has become the very head of the corner," and "A stone that makes them stumble, and a rock that makes them fall." They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do. But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. .

Wednesday Meditation (Acts 2:42)

(The disciples) devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. .

Jesus left the room for good. Jesus is no longer with the disciples each day. After the ascension, Jesus stopped reappearing. Matthew’s Gospel ends nicely with the great commission to go and preach the good news of Jesus to the end of the world. John’s Gospel, too, has a nice tidy ending as Jesus tells Peter to tend the sheep. In Luke, Jesus ascended, leaving the disciples alone.

Wednesday Meditation (Luke 24:15,16)

While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing him. .

A very confusing thing–this. Why were their eyes kept from recognizing the risen Jesus? Was God not wanting the disciples to see the risen Jesus? If the disciples could not recognize the risen Jesus, after so many centuries, who can?

Wednesday Meditation (John 20:19)

“When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you." .

It appears that Jesus’ disciples and followers were very much afraid of Jews after Jesus’ death. As was the case when Peter was challenged, as Galileans, they stood out in Jerusalem. There they were, then, in the house, afraid that they might face violent reactions from others.