Jesus Went With Them!

Luke 24:13, “And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. 14And they talked together of all these things which had happened. 15And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them”

In this passage of scriptures, Jesus is talking to two of His disciples as they journey on the road to Emmaus. They are expressing their concerns of the events surrounding Jesus' crucifixion and burial. They had expected that He would be the one who would deliver Israel from the demeaning suppression of Roman domination and become the new King of Israel. Luke 24:21, “But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.” Their hopes and dreams of a redeemed Israel had been destroyed when Jesus was taken and ultimately killed. Now, to add insult to injury, someone had stolen His body.

Luke 24:25, “Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: 26Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? 27And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.” The prophets had written in specific detail about the coming Messiah, His suffering and His sacrifice. But, the loss that these disciples had experienced blotted out their vision of God's promise. Jesus would have left them but they “constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them” V29. As they sat together to partake of the evening meal, Jesus brake the bread and blessed it. Immediately their eyes were opened and they realized that it had been Jesus walking with them. Then, He vanished from their presence.

They had been entertaining the HOPE of their lives, their deliverer, their salvation, their miracle restored to life. However, they did not realize that they were walking with the risen Christ until He opened their spiritual eyes.

Could it be possible that we stand in the presence of our HOPE for life's journey without realizing it. Could it be that our SALVATION, our DELIVERANCE, our MIRACLE is presently walking with us but we do not see. The WAY out, the DOOR is open but our spiritual vision is obscured by the circumstances. We see only what is visible to the natural eyes when Jesus is orchestrating His plan in the spiritual realm. Lord, open the eyes of our HEART that we may see what you are doing in us. Help us to know that we do not walk this path alone, that You are with us in each and every step we take. Thank you Jesus that You are our faithful companion. (to be continued).