25a Then Jesus said to them,…

27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.

— Luke 24:25a, 27

You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,

— John 5:39

For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,

— 1 Peter 3:18

because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.

— Hebrews 10:14

9 For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has dominion over Him.

10 The death He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life He lives, He lives to God.

— Romans 6:9-10

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace, mercy and love from Christ to you.

Ultimately, the entire Bible points to Christ – God’s own Son and humanity’s Savior. The shadows rising within the Old Testament gain focus as the New Testament reveals more of God’s plan for humanity. Jesus, God’s Son, came to earth as a baby, died a painful death as a perfect man to pay rebellious humanity’s penalty, and rose in glorious victory over sin and death.

Everyone who turns from sin and looks to Jesus Christ for salvation can enjoy rich fellowship with God and anticipate eternity in His presence. God restored the exiled Israelites to their homeland, and Christ will deliver believers to their eternal home – forever set free from sin’s presence. This ultimate deliverance completes the journey of salvation, bringing us believers into a state of eternal rest and perfect fellowship with God.