“Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized Him, and He disappeared from their sight.” Luke 24 :31 NIV
The journey to Emmaus tells the story of two disciples walking seven miles from Jerusalem to their village of Emmaus, after the crucifixion of Jesus and on the evening of His resurrection. But it also reminds us of the journey we all take from not recognizing Jesus, to recognizing Him for who He truly is. These two disciples knew exactly who Jesus was, they knew all about Him, they had seen the things that had happened in Jerusalem. But even though they had been around Him and knew all about Him they were unable to recognize Jesus as He walked right beside them. So why didn’t they recognize Jesus? They did not recognize Jesus because things hadn’t transpired as they thought they should have. This can be true of us today. People today know who Jesus is, we have heard about Him, we read about Him, we use His name, and we claim to know Him personally. But would we recognize Him if He was sitting right beside us? We have a notion in our minds of what Jesus should look like, or how He might talk, what He might do and how He might act. We have a version of Jesus in our minds, and we might not be able to see Him any other way! We need to let Jesus open our eyes and reveal to us who He is and what He can do. That’s what He did with the two disciples He met on the road.
PRAYER THOUGHT
Lord Jesus, open our hearts and minds to who You really are.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord Jesus, through the power and ministry of Your indwelling Holy Spirit, open our hearts and minds to who You really are in our lives today. AMEN
INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION (IBRA)
Nehemiah 9:13-20
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