As soon as they were released from their forced rest, the women come to the tomb. They were going to do what they could to preserve Jesus, which would amount to nothing. But they didn’t have to. God arranged for them to rest and wait by positioning the events around the Sabbath. He worked while they rested. We’d see a lot more miracles if we rested and waited on God instead of doing what we can to pitifully help the situation.

The angels ask the women, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?” as if it were obvious Jesus was alive and wouldn’t have been there. The angels remind them of Jesus’ words.

The disciples don’t believe the women, but Peter (and we’ll find out in the book of John that John went as well) goes to the tomb to check it out.

They don’t see Jesus, but Jesus reveals Himself to two men on the road. He joins their conversation and points out that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and die and enter His glory.

Jesus interpreted the Pentateuch and the Prophets, pointing out how the Scriptures were about Him all along. He will also point out that the Psalms speak of Him as well.

Jesus gives thanks and breaks bread to share with them, as was His custom, and He disappears. They recognize that their hearts had been burning within them.

Listen to your heart.

If it’s burning within you, God is speaking. Listen. Respond.

Ask God to open up the Scriptures to you. Listen. Respond.

Jesus proves His bodiliness by demonstrating that He has flesh and bones and by eating in front of them.

The message He gives His disciples to proclaim is repentance for the forgiveness of sins. That’s not asking for forgiveness. That’s turning from your sins.

Jesus returns to the Father, and the disciples worship and rejoice.