Meanwhile, On The Road To Emmaus....

I love the account of the road to Emmaus....travelers having a conversation about all they have experienced and seen pertaining to Jesus' life and the events surrounding his death ....trying to process it all and wondering...doubting....considering...TOTALLY unaware that the man who approached them and is now traveling with them is actually Jesus.  He asks them what they are talking about and what they have seen :)....they are dumbfounded that he has not heard these things....ha!  Who can ever say God does not have a great sense of humor? :)

As they proceed toward Emmaus, we realize through the scripture that they have lost hope....they say, "we had hoped He would redeem Israel..." Jesus points out their lack of faith and then opens the scriptures to them...showing all the prophecies Jesus fulfilled and that he had to suffer to enter into glory.

He stays with them through their entire journey and then they persuade him to dine with them when they reach Emmaus....it is not until He breaks bread with them that they recognize Him as Christ.

The way for a king to take his throne doesn't seem to be the way of the cross....that is why so many people don't see Jesus for who He really is.  Only through the Word and with the understanding the Spirit gives can one truly believe and see what is beyond the natural and take up their own cross to follow Him.

Make A Way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiTMPWG3C4M