Then
Their Eyes Were Opened
And
They Knew Him
Now
behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus,
which was seven miles from Jerusalem. And they talked together of all these
things which had happened. So it was,
while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with
them. But their eyes were restrained, so
that they did not know Him.
And
He said to them, “What kind of conversation is this that you have with one
another as you walk and are sad?”
Then
the one whose name was Cleopas answered and said to Him, “Are You the only
stranger in Jerusalem, and have You not known the
things which happened there in these days?”
And
He said to them, “What things?”
So
they said to Him, “The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a Prophet
mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how the chief priests and our rulers
delivered Him to be condemned to death, and crucified Him. But we were hoping that it was He who was
going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since
these things happened. Yes, and certain
women of our company, who arrived at the tomb early, astonished us. When they did not find His body, they came
saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said He was alive. And certain of those who were with us went to
the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but Him they did not see.”
Then
He said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the
prophets have spoken! Ought not the
Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?” And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets,
He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.
Then
they drew near to the village where they were going, and He indicated that He
would have gone farther. But they
constrained Him, saying, “Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day
is far spent.” And He went in to stay with them.
Now
it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed
and broke it, and gave it to them. Then
their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight.
And
they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked
with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?” So they rose up that very hour and returned
to Jerusalem, and found the eleven and those who were with them gathered
together, saying, “The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!” And they told about the things that had
happened on the road, and how He was known to them in the breaking of bread.
Luke 24:13-35
The
followers of Jesus are all seated at a table before they recognize Him. This
was after Jesus had been crucified. They did not know when or if they would
ever see Him again. And here He was having dinner with them.
We
are told Jesus rarely comes when we are expecting Him. He always appears when
we least expect Him, and always in the most illogical connections. We must
always be ready to have dinner with Jesus, whenever, and wherever.
Whatever
road we are on today, we should be ready for Jesus to make Himself known to us
in new and surprising ways.
To find the Lord Jesus Christ we must be willing to
seek Him.
Our
Daily Bread – March 28, 2016