Where are you on that road?

Luke 24:13-35 tells one of my favorite stories in the new testament, the Walk to Emmaus. It begins with a simple reflection that sets the stage for the reader and draws into question the importance of this story.  Pastor Deb unpacked this narrative beautifully and I've added footnotes from her sermon below.

"Now on that same day..." What day? In looking just before those words, one will note that it is the resurrection day - Easter Sunday still. Christ rose from the grave and showed himself to the women and then we move quickly to this story on the road to Emmaus.

It shows how important we are to the Lord and how our concerns and troubles are of great concern to Him. Of all things He could be doing in those moments He took time to walk along two troubled disciples and open their eyes to His very presence.

Where are you on that road?

Are you troubled and in need of an encounter with Christ? Have the troubles of your situation or circumstance weighed you down so much that you fail to recognize Him because the wind and the waves are all but swallowing you?

Are you in a little further down the path (in the story) and in need of Jesus Himself to open the scriptures to you and speak truth into your life? Open your Bible and be blessed by who God is and the realization that you might have skewed him to be a harsh owner or a demanding father. You couldn't be more wrong.

Are you standing at the door of a decision or along life's ebbs and flows and hearing the soft knock to open up and let him in for the first time, or even deeper than He is already? Don't let him stand outside and knock, but like the two disciples on the road to Emmaus - invite him in to stay.

Are you seated at the table, assured of your relationship and living in the spirit each day and simply need to see him once again in the breaking of the bread? Prepare your heart and mind to receive His goodness and come expecting.

Where are you on that road, because I assure you, you are somewhere. Find your starting location today and move another step closer. Close your eyes and breath in deep as your heart burns within you at the very recognition of your Creator and King.

Ahhh... but the end is the best. When Christ left them they got up and returned to Jerusalem to tell the story that Christ was indeed risen. When is the last time you told your story? Surely your ashes have been turned into beauty because of who God is... not who we are or what we've ever done to deserve it. It was in the telling of the story over and over by the various disciples that you and I belong to a body of believers known as the church.

Don't keep the greatest cure known to humanity for all that ails us and leaves us awake at night. Share your story and remember how Christ has made himself known to you on your own personal walk to Emmaus.

LS