In Job 33 and 34 Elihu proclaims that God confronts us in the night with the deeds we have done. When they need to approach God an intercessor is often necessary to plead for mercy on behalf of the sinner. Elihu offers to be Job’s intercessor. He believes that Job has bee arrogant in his claim that he is innocent. No one is completely innocent in this life. Elihu chastises Job’s friends for not being able to tell him which sins he has committed. Elihu cannot accept that God has done these things to Job without cause. It goes against all of his knowledge of God’s ways. He insists that Job’s very claims are his sin of rebellion against God. Could Elihu have a point?

Luke 24 tells of Jesus’ resurrection. The women go to the tomb to prepare the body and encounter two angels. They tell them that Jesus is alive just as he told them he would be. The women tell the disciples who doubt what they are saying. It is only after they see the tomb that they believe.

Jesus meets some of his followers who are on their way home. They don’t recognize him. They share what has happened. Jesus tells them how He has fulfilled all of the prophesies concerning the Messiah in the law and the prophets. It is only when Jesus breaks the bread with them that evening that they know who he is.

They return to Jerusalem and tell the disciples what happened. At that moment Jesus appears to them and they think they have seen a ghost. Jesus lets them touch his hands and feet. Even then they aren’t sure it’s true. Jesus asks for something to eat. He explains to them how He has fulfilled the law and the prophets and they believe. He leads them to Bethany where he is carried up to heaven. The disciples return to Jerusalem to worship.

Jesus shows himself to us every day but often we do not recognize Him. Ask that He open your eyes to see Him when He comes.