Look at My Hands and Feet
The disciples had a lot going on. The crucifixion of their Lord, the women informing them of Christ’s resurrection, the fear and turmoil that kept them locked inside of a room, unsure of what to do next. And now two guys from Emmaus rushed in to tell them that they had walked and dined with Jesus!
As the disciples were hashing out the details of this most recent update, “Jesus Himself stood among them” (Luke 24:36). Understandably, they were terrified. Despite all of these amazing reports that they were hearing about an empty grave, they believed that they were seeing a ghost.
Knowing this, Christ said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your mind? Look at my hands and my feet...” (Luke 24:36-37). Christ pointed the disciples to His wounds to demonstrate that He was who He said He was.
Christ is still pointing us to His wounds. When your anxiety for your children’s wellbeing, your marriage, or your job is overwhelming, Christ asks you to look at His hands. When your anger keeps you isolated, when your guilt keeps you feeling lost, when your addiction is too much, Christ is asking you to look at His feet.
Like the disciples, we too lock ourselves away sometimes, don’t we? But anytime we are locked away in fear and despair, we lead a life of privation. Christ offers peace; He offers us strength. So He points us to His wounds because they are the announcement of who He is and what He has done.
His wounds are the picture worth a thousand victorious words. They are the key out of our mental prison. They are the path into His compassionate, waiting arms. They are the proof that we are conquerors through Christ’s victory.
The wounds tell Satan that he has lost. The wounds tell us that through Christ we have won.
So next time terror, discontent, or worry creeps in (and it will this side of heaven), ask yourself the same thing Christ asked His disciples that day: “Why am I troubled? Why do I have doubts?” I see Christ’s hands, I see Christ’s feet – I see victory through Christ’s wounds!