Don’t be on an Emmaus walk

Looking at the unseen with Trust Maanda

 

LUKE 24:13-21,24 KJV

 

And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. [14] And they talked together of all these things which had happened. [15] And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. [16] But their eyes were holden that they should not know him. [17] And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad? [18] And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days? [19] And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people: [20] And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. [21] But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done. [24] And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.

 

Before Jesus died, He had told His disciples and those of His company that He would rise again on the third day. Those who loved Him had seen how He died and was buried. His resurrection was a remote possibility, if not an impossibility.

 

Two men who were on their way to Emmaus were disheartened. The news that made them sad was that He had died, and was buried, but more disturbing was the news that the women of their company had gone to the sepulchre and did not find His corpse.

 

The women reported a missing body to the disciples. The men on the road to Emmaus were saddened by His death and perplexed by His resurrection.

 

Their misery made them forget His promise of His resurrection.

 

They were conversing about His death. Jesus joined them on their way to Emmaus. He feigned to be a stranger.

 

Their eyes were held so that they could not perceive Who He was.

 

Jesus can be present with you and hide Himself from you.

 

Their grief overcame their perception of Him. You can be so overwhelmed by your situation that you fail to see Him.

 

To their credit, they were talking about Him, although despondently.

 

Jesus asked them what they were talking and sad about.

 

They wasted no time. To them, He was a stranger in Jerusalem.

 

They told Him the story of His own death, burial and disappearance of His corpse from the grave.

 

They had regarded Him as a prophet and had trusted that He was the One Who would redeem Israel.

 

According to them, all that was now history and an impossibility because the Man had died, was buried and now His corpse cannot even be found. They had written off Christ. He was gone and all the faith they had in Him had dissipated, and all this because of Roman spear and cruel cross.

 

They had concluded that their hope that He would redeem Israel had been misplaced and they were no longer going to be redeemed.

 

On hearing this, Jesus called them fools for being slow of heart to learn.

 

Jesus was back from the dead, among the people again, but they did not know it. They could not comprehend that He was back from the dead, though they had witnesses who had been to the tomb.

 

Their walk to Emmaus was a forlorn and crestfallen walk. That is a sad walk.

 

You might have trusted that something good was going to happen for you. You trusted that your career would propel you to prosperity, your business would blossom, your love affair would end up in marriage, but things seem to be all doom and gloom.

 

And you have lost all hope. You are on an Emmaus walk.

 

Whenever things have seemingly conspired against you and your hopes dashed, keep the faith. Keep believing that God will somehow turn things around.

 

Christ cannot be held in the grave. He will, one day, against all hope, walk with you again. When He does, don’t mistake Him for a stranger. It will be Him, the resurrected Christ.

 

Do not lose heart. Keep the faith. Keep trusting Him. He is not dead; His corpse is not stolen. He is alive. He will appear to you. Like Cleopas and his friend on the road to Emmaus, keep talking about Him, even in your worst situation. He is attracted to conversations about Him. That is when He appears.

 

Don’t be crestfallen. Don’t be on an Emmaus walk.

 

TRUST MAANDA is a gospel preacher and transformational speaker. He writes in his personal capacity. He can be contacted on +263772432646