Click here for the DRB Daily Sign Up form! TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: Nehemiah 5–6; Psalm 146; Luke 24 Click HERE to give! Episode Description Today we continue with Nehemiah as he confronts injustice within his own community and refuses to be distracted from the work God has given him. Psalm 146 reminds us not to put our ultimate trust in human power, but in the God who cares for the oppressed, the hungry, the stranger, and the brokenhearted.
Then Luke 24 brings us to resurrection morning. The tomb is empty, two discouraged disciples walk the road to Emmaus, and the risen Jesus comes alongside them before they even recognize who he is. Their eyes are eventually opened, and they discover that Christ has been with them all along. Today’s readings invite us to ask for eyes to see the risen Christ already present on the road we are walking. Apple Podcasts
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TODAY’S SCRIPTURE Nehemiah 5–6; Psalm 146; Luke 24 Apple Podcasts
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TODAY’S EPISODE Welcome to the Daily Radio Bible. Today is October 11th, and our readings are Nehemiah 5–6, Psalm 146, and Luke 24.
Nehemiah is still rebuilding the wall, but now he discovers that some of the greatest threats are coming from inside the community.
People are taking advantage of one another.
The poor are being crushed by debt.
Families are struggling.
And Nehemiah refuses to look away.
He confronts those who are exploiting their neighbors and reminds them that rebuilding Jerusalem means more than putting stones back into a wall.
A restored city needs restored relationships.
Justice matters.
How we treat one another matters.
Then Psalm 146 tells us where our hope ultimately belongs.
Not in rulers.
Not in human power.
Not in people who promise to fix everything.
Our hope is in the God who keeps his promises, gives justice to the oppressed, feeds the hungry, lifts those who are weighed down, and watches over the stranger.
And then we arrive at Luke 24.
The tomb is empty.
Jesus is alive.
Yet two disciples are walking toward Emmaus with heavy hearts.
They believe the story is over.
Their hopes have collapsed.
And Jesus comes walking right beside them.
They just don't recognize him.
I wonder how often that happens to us.
We think God is absent.
We think the story has ended.
We think hope has died.
And Christ is already walking beside us.
TODAY’S DEVOTION I love the Emmaus story because these two disciples are not walking toward some great spiritual victory.
They're walking away disappointed.
They had hoped.
Those words say so much.
“We had hoped...”
We had hoped things would turn out differently.
We had hoped the relationship would heal.
We had hoped the diagnosis would be different.
We had hoped the door would open.
We had hoped the prayer would be answered the way we imagined.
We had hoped.
And sometimes the road after disappointment can feel very lonely.
But here is what they don't know.
Jesus is walking with them.
The risen Christ is right there.
They simply cannot see him yet.
And Jesus doesn't scold them for their sadness.
He walks.
He listens.
He asks questions.
Then he begins opening the Scriptures to them.
Later they will say that their hearts were burning within them while he talked with them along the road.
And finally, at the table, he takes bread.
He blesses it.
He breaks it.
And suddenly their eyes are opened.
They recognize him.
I wonder if resurrection sometimes comes to us like that.
Not always as fireworks.
Sometimes as recognition.
A moment when we suddenly realize:
Christ has been here all along.
Present in the conversation.
Present in the stranger.
Present in the Scriptures.
Present at the table.
Present in our grief.
Present even on the road we thought we were walking alone.
The disciples had interpreted Friday as the end of the story.
But God was already writing Sunday.
Maybe there are places in your own life that still feel like Friday.
Something has been lost.
Something hasn't turned out the way you expected.
Something you hoped for has disappeared.
You don't have to pretend it doesn't hurt.
But don't assume the story is finished.
The risen Christ may be closer than you realize.
Ask for eyes to see.
Ask for a heart awake to his presence.
Listen again.
Look again.
Receive the...
