After the resurrection, Jesus simply walked down the road
leading to the town of Emmaus. He joined
two men walking the Emmaus Road who were talking about Passover week and the crucifixion
of Jesus. As Jesus walked along with
them “they were kept from recognizing him.”
Then, he asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk
along?” (Luke 24:13-17); they thought he was a stranger to the area and
explained all that had happed from Friday to Sunday morning. Jesus then began to teach the Scriptures to
them, beginning with Moses and the prophets.
As they came to Emmaus the men asked him to stay at their
home. Jesus accepted and “When he was at
the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it
to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he
disappeared from their sight” (vv. 30-32).
When Jesus had left them—“disappeared”—they cherished the experience
with Him and said, “Our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the
road and opened the Scriptures to us?” (v 32).
Too often we only think of Jesus as being far off in
heaven, at the right hand of the Father (Acts 2:33), but, Jesus is not
restricted to heaven—as Jesus said, “I am with you always” (Matt 28:20). Jesus is on the road, at the table, in the
room, everywhere with you this very moment.
As you pray, worship, praise, read Scripture, attend Biblical teaching,
or while at work, school, store, etc., you can experience Jesus Christ. Although it seems that Jesus has disappeared out
of sight, He is nonetheless ever present.
Those who receive God’s grace by faith in Christ will
find that He is alive and in you, because God placed His Spirit in you. Jesus is on the road you call life—let your
life be an Emmaus Road where you walk with Christ and listen to the Word that cleanses
and baptizes your heart with fire, and your heart will forever burn for Jesus
Christ.
My heart is burning as I walk the Emmaus Road,
Owen <><
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