Remember His Words

The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is not a once-a-year contemplative and joyful celebration. It is a daily remembrance filled with gratitude, reminding us that each day we draw breath is an opportunity to live in submissive freedom to our Savior, Redeemer and Lord. However, as we follow the church calendar each year, we come to a focused and reflective Holy Week, remembering this period from nearly 2,000 years ago.

It begins with the triumphal entry of Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey, with shouts of “Hosanna” even as he weeps for Jerusalem. In righteous anger, he enters the temple courts and flips the tables of those who have turned the place dedicated to worship into a marketplace. Jesus preaches, teaches, prays, and engages the Pharisees. He then gathers the disciples together for the Passover meal and prepares them for what is to come by sharing with them what we now call the Lord’s Supper. Jesus then takes his disciples to pray at the Mount of Olives, where Judas brings the Jewish leaders and guards to arrest him. He is denied and questioned, beaten, mocked, and bruised. The nation he came for and its leaders demand that he be crucified. Jesus painstakingly drags himself to Golgotha, where he is crucified and killed. As he dies, the sky darkens, the earth quakes, and the curtain of the temple is torn in two. His body is taken down from the cross, covered in a linen cloth, and placed in a tomb. Then comes the Sabbath, a day of rest. Sunday arrives, and the women who had followed Jesus show up with spices to prepare his body, but the tomb is empty and “suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lighting stood beside them.” They remind the women that Jesus had told them that all of this had to happen, his death and resurrection 3 days later, when they were with him in Galilee. Then we read in Luke 24:8, “Then they remembered his words.”

How many times, as you suffer, struggle, or question, do you have to be reminded to remember Jesus’ words? So often we function as if what we are experiencing is completely new. We are looking for answers everywhere but the source of all truth. The disciples would often ask Jesus to explain things or show them the Father, and he would respond, “do you not remember what I told you? Do you still not understand?” Luke 24:8 is our reminder to remember his words. As we struggle, it doesn’t always fix every emotion immediately, but Jesus’ words are our anchor that comfort and lead to hope.

As we reflect on Jesus’ journey to the cross, his resurrection and their implication for us, remember what he has told us. Remember that he had to suffer and die, taking on God’s just wrath for our sin, so that he might overcome death, breathing new life into us. We have seen plenty of suffering, heartache, and pain in our work at eduKenya. It could lead to overwhelming despair. Yet we remember his words, finding joy and hope in them. They lead us to persevere and sustain us. Together, as we contemplate this Holy Week and celebrate Easter, we pray that you too will remember his words.

Hosanna! He is Risen!

Adam

Apr 30, 2026

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Remember His Words