Then Jesus said to them,
"Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me."
[Matthew 28:7]
"Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me."
[Matthew 28:7]
I wonder why Jesus told His disciples to go back to Galilee after His resurrection? After all they would be back in Jerusalem for Pentecost. And it wasn't just a car trip away, the journey was about a 65-mile walk, and would have taken several days.
I wonder if the walk was one of the reasons........
Perhaps away from the bustling city, full of Passover pilgrims, and away from the source of the most terrible stress, perhaps as they found their walking rhythm, & were absorbed into the peace of the countryside, perhaps they found their hearts were also quietened, & they were positioned to hear from God.
Perhaps away from the bustling city, full of Passover pilgrims, and away from the source of the most terrible stress, perhaps as they found their walking rhythm, & were absorbed into the peace of the countryside, perhaps they found their hearts were also quietened, & they were positioned to hear from God.
Answers were needed, for they hadn't understood Jesus' teaching about His death, and were frightened & confused. However, a clamorous & fretful heart makes hearing from the Lord very difficult, so I wonder if they were calmed as their journey led them through the stark beauty of the Judean Wilderness, I wonder if the vast night sky caused them to marvel again at the power of God, & I wonder if the fresh pools and green pastures of Galilee, brought a healing balm to the wounds of the heart.
And I wonder if their hearts were made ready, by the time their journey ended, for the wonderful revelations to come. After all, the future of humanity depended on these disciples' understanding.
And the point is?
Often when we are stressed, the answer lies in a rhythmic activity, in allowing quietness to pervade the soul, & in putting ourselves in the way of God.
Often when we are stressed, the answer lies in a rhythmic activity, in allowing quietness to pervade the soul, & in putting ourselves in the way of God.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.
He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
[Psalm 23:1-3]
He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
[Psalm 23:1-3]
If you are feeling stressed today, try taking a trip like the disciples, through the Judean Wilderness, by the way of the video below. Pause it at intervals, & let the Lord come close & give you rest.
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