Now I should remind you, brothers and sisters, of the good news that I proclaimed to you, which you in turn received, in which also you stand, through which also you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message that I proclaimed to you—unless you have come to believe in vain. For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to someone untimely born, he appeared also to me. (1 Corinthians 15:1-8, NRSV)
What is the most important thing in your life?
What is first on your list of important things to remember?
Well Paul is telling the Corinthians to remember what is most important in life.
Christ died for your sins, was buried and was raised from the dead on the third day all in accordance with the scriptures!
Then He came back and showed Himself to Peter (Cephas) and the disciples and then many more…
And Paul says He then came and showed Himself to Paul. But the accounts we have of this is a bright light that blinded Saul and a voice of one saying He was Jesus and asking Saul why He was persecuting Him…
So sight is not needed to believe in Jesus, but believing in the promises the scriptures tells us about Him. If we believe what we have been told has happened, and hold it as the promise of God for our life, the first and most important thing for us to remember, we can count ourselves as one who Jesus appeared to, and hold all of the promises for ourselves!
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