His Hands and Feet

October 26

(Luke 24:39-40 NIV) ““Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have." {40} When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet.””

(Psalms 22:16 NIV) "Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced my hands and my feet."

(Isaiah 53:5 NIV) "But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed."

(Zechariah 12:10 NIV) "They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son."

(Revelation 1:7 NIV) "Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen."

After Jesus rose from the dead, His body looked familiar, but it was also different. More than once, the disciples had trouble recognizing Him. Perhaps it was just their amazement and doubt, but it is also apparent that glory had somehow changed Christ’s appearance. His body had been transformed. On more than one occasion, Jesus referred to His hands and feet to confirm His identify. They had been pierced for our transgressions by evil men, and He bore the marks. He still bears those marks, and a day is coming when we will all look upon the One whom our sins have pierced. When Christ comes on the clouds to judge the world, every eye will see His hands and feet. Some will rejoice and some will mourn. Which group will you be in? Look at Him now! Believe now! And you will be among those who rejoice. -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day