How we come to know Jesus: by grace

Today is the first of four blogs based on pastor Allen's Easter message.

Luke 24:
13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.
14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened.
15 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them;
16 but they were kept from recognizing him.

Pastor Allen's first point:

We come to know Jesus by grace.

In the passsage above, Jesus came to the disciples when they were not seeking, or expecting them. They did not even recognize him at first!

Pastor Allen used the illustration from the Sistine Chapel (above) of the creation of Adam to illustrate this. Notice how weak and nonchalant Adam's hand and posture are. Notice how purposeful and direct God's finger is. He seeks (and finds!) us. We do not save ourselves.

Thank God.