Luke 24:31 Suddenly their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And at that moment he disappeared!
Jesus had just risen from the dead a few hours before that day and we find Him walking on the road to Emmaus alongside two of His followers who haven't recognised him yet. Jesus is so concerned for these two unknown disciples, we've never heard of before, that He spends time during those first resurrection hours to encourage them. How amazing is that! Jesus is concerned for the ones and the twos, for individuals, for you and me.
He sees their sad faces and asks them what has happened to upset them so. They start to tell Him about Jesus being crucified and of their disappointment. They are telling Jesus about Jesus! How gracious He is. He allows us to unburden our hearts, to tell Him of our disappointments and distresses, of seemingly broken dreams or dashed hopes.
They go on to say "He was a prophet who did powerful miracles, and he was a mighty teacher in the eyes of God and all the people.....we had hoped...." They were stuck in what was and couldn't see the 'I AM' standing right there beside them! They were stuck in the disappointment of seemingly lost hope. Sometimes we all get stuck in the 'what was' and lose sight of Jesus walking alongside us taking us forward. Are you stuck in a 'what was'?
Jesus takes time to listen and to help them, to open their eyes. How does He do it? By opening up the scriptures!
Can I encourage us all today to know that Jesus is walking alongside each and everyone of us as we go through life's experiences, whether high or low. He wants to open our eyes to recognise that our dreams are not lost, our hopes in Him are well founded, and that He is actually here beside each one of us if we'll just recognise the great 'I AM' is still walking with us.
He is still our prophet, priest and king. He is still doing powerful miracles, He is still a mighty teacher. He is the 'I AM' not a 'was', so why do we get downcast sometimes as though He was a 'was'?
It's because we may forget to recognise He is here with us in our circumstance, the Almighty powerful One, the God of all comfort and hope who takes the time to listen to and help us, to heal and restore us. Perhaps we've forgotten that because He is here we shall see the victory in our lives.
Lord open our eyes today to see Jesus the great I AM and recognise Him in our circumstances, whatever they are, and know that all will be well.
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