Along the Road to Emmaus
Walkin with God

 It may seem strange that

       Jesus would meet these two men on the

Road to Emmaus and not reveal himself.

            However this is not at all unusual. 

Solomon said at the dedication of the temple

that He dwells in thick darkness.  Jesus had some

things He wanted to explain.

             If they knew it was Jesus,

His presence would have

overwhelmed them.

 They couldn’t have meditated

on His words. 

First He asks them a rhetorical question.

 All God’s questions are rhetorical. 

He already has all the answers. 

He is always asking us to assess our situation.

 "Where are you now?  

Why do you do the things you do?  

Why do you think the way you think? 

What manner of communications are these that

you have as you walk and are so sad? 

Spell it out, what’s the problem?"

 They think He's a stranger to the area.

        If He was a local resident He would already

know because the land was abuzz with this story. 

It’s all so confusing.  Jesus was a prophet of God.  

He was taken by the chief priests and crucified. 

We thought He was the one

that would redeem Israel.

 Now we hear rumors that

       He is alive!

[25] Then he said unto them, O fools,

and slow of heart to believe all that the

prophets have spoken:

[26] Ought not Christ to

have suffered these things,

and to enter into his glory? 

Isn’t that exactly what was

supposed to happen?

  Well not if you're looking for your

redeemer to be a General

who rides on a mighty steed with an army

to conquer the Roman government and restore

Israel to the Kingdom

that it was in the days of David and Solomon.

It is not unusual for us to feel

like everything is out of control

         and forget that Jesus is still on the throne.  

We sometimes spend time beating ourselves up,

feeling that God is far away and wondering

if everything is not just an exercise in futility.  

The whole time Jesus is right next to us walking with us,

waiting for us to ask Him so that he can explain.

Sometimes I ask,

“How do these circumstances fit into God’s plan?”

         Along the Road to Emmaus we find out that life

is an adventure to be experienced.

Our hearts burn within us when

we stumble across truth.

In the seventies there was a song,

"Things Get a Little

Easier Once You Understand ."

  Take a little time, let me share

with you a few of the truths

I have learned Along the Road to Emmaus.  

Dennis Bazzell resides in Fenton

just south of St. Louis. 

I can be contacted at 314-971-3692

or revdcb@yahoo.com