Every time we hear of a ghost story, it‘s typically a ghost who is back to get revenge to the people who’ve hurt him. Just imagine what the Apostles felt when they heard Jesus came back from the dead. “He’s baaaaaaaack!!!”
They might have been really scared by the news since they betrayed Jesus by abandoning Him in His Passion. Peter denied knowing him, three times! Fear must have overwhelmed them when they first saw Him.
But a Jesus first word was “Shalom” or “Peace”.
The apostles must have been surprised with those words! Jesus was not out to “get ‘em’”. Jesus also shows them His wounds to remind them of what they have done to Him.
Jesus ate in front of the Apostles and let Thomas touch His wounds to let them know that He was no ghost. He was the Resurrected One.
God is the same with us. He doesn’t point fingers and says “You fool! Look what you have done to me!” Even though how much we, and continue to, betray and crucify Jesus with our unfaithfulness and sins, He still says to us “Peace! Do not be afraid!” Jesus has come for the very reason that we are sinners!
Yes we have hurt God in so many ways! And God continue to “haunt” us. He is the great hound of heaven that will now stop seeking us till we are with Him.
He continually wants to bring Peace in our lives! He wants to free us from our slavery to sin, the cause of all our anxiety.
So matter what you have done, do not be afraid of God.
He wants only to bring peace in your life.
Shalom!
Written by Daxx Bondoc
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