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"The Way Back to Emmaus"
-The Test of the First Disciples-
(Story taken from Luke 24:13-35)
Published by permission.
by lori fiechter
isappointed? Things didn't work
out quite the way we expected? We are not alone. Look at that solitary pair--Cleopas
and his companion--trudging back home to Emmaus. Their voices are filled with pain,
their feet shuffle slowly along the dusty road. Their hopes had been dashed; their
spirits crushed:
"We trusted that it had been
he which should have redeemed Israel." You can hear the plaintive tones--the
audible disappointment. They had such grand plans; when He rode into Jerusalem on
that colt, they were sure that He was the One! The Messiah! Their "strong deliverer"
who would set up the kingdom again! They misunderstood His mission this time around....somehow,
their timing was off. And so, they let go of their dreams and left Jerusalem. They
headed back home.
And yet...all was not lost. They were wrong--but not completely. What about that
Stranger who joined them in their sad journey? Didn't their hearts burn within them
as He opened up the Scriptures to them? When He explained things, it all started
to make sense. They had been seeing things "through a glass, darkly". But
now....! He broke the bread and they knew--they knew!
Watch them now as they turn around and head back toward Jerusalem--joyfully! You
can almost see them skipping along, a song on their lips! Their hearts are light
and they have the energy to go on. What made the difference? Their circumstances
hadn't changed but their understanding and attitude had. Their disappointment changed
to joy and praise.
So can ours....just remember, His ways are
not our ways, His thoughts not our thoughts.
Or as this verse states:
"Oh, the depth of the riches both of the
wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past
finding out! For who hath known the mind of the LORD?"
--Romans 11:33,34
lori fiechter
@ Glow
In The Dark Christians
Published by permission.
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