Found this:
[Luke 24:13 - 26]
13Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven milesfrom Jerusalem. 14They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 15As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; 16but they were kept from recognizing him.
17He asked them, "What are you discussing together as you walk along?"
They stood still, their faces downcast. 18One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, "Are you only a visitor to Jerusalem and do not know the things that have happened there in these days?"
19"What things?" he asked.
"About Jesus of Nazareth," they replied. "He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. 20The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; 21but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. 22In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning 23but didn't find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. 24Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see."
25He said to them, "How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?" 27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself."
The men who were walking to the village met with Jesus, but they were too caught up with what had just happened, they were depressed and upset, and all they could think about was the crucifixion of Christ. For such a long time, they did not realise that their Saviour was with them.
Sometimes we're like that too. Many a time we are so uptight with our problems, our situations. It might not just be something that happened in the physical, but maybe spiritually we may feel so down and we keep asking God why. But just as we are too blinded by the things around us, we forget that God is still holding on to us, that the Holy Spirit is still living in us and that Jesus is walking with us. I mean, the Lord our God being right there and we didn't know!
The amazing thing about the verse above is that despite the men being kept from seeing who Jesus was, Jesus revealed to them rhema words from scriptures and even explained to them the scriptures from the time of Moses. I mean how cool is that?? To have our very own Jesus to speak to us personally and explaining all those confusing parts of the scriptures!!
I guess sometimes in our own walk with Christ, in times like this when we're blinded, God opens our ears to His Word and scriptures. We may forget that He is there with us, but He is still graceful enough to speak to us so that through His word, He may pick us up.
I guess maybe there are times in our lives that we think God isn't there for us, and that we may feel overwhelmed by our problems, that all we can think of is what had happened and why it happened and just dwell in it. But because God, being faithful and loving, reveals to us many truths during this period of trial and temptation, helping us up from the pits. And when we finally look back to that situation again,we can truly see that God was with us.
Probably just an encouragement to those who feel like they can't seem to find God in their situations. I mean, i know that many of us can say that we do believe that He is there. But even in times where we feel so dry and jaded, God will still reveal to us new truths! If we actually bother to listen.
I mean, if the two men didn't stop and listen to Jesus, they wouldn't have known so much truth from the scriptures. Maybe what we need is that resting place? That place where we come before God just to listen to Him and His voice.
Okay, i think my post is all over the place. Very incoherent. And filled with grammatical errors.
But i think that God really has a great sense of humour -
"Are you only a visitor to Jerusalem and do not know the things that have happened there in these days?"
19"What things?" he (Jesus) asked". haha. I dunno, but i found this quite amusing. I mean the two men were so upset and Jesus just played along for that moment and said "what things?". It's quite cool huh. Our very own God having a great sense of humour and fun :D And after He listened to whatever the two men had to say, He finally shared with them about the scriptures.
Wow, i guess its just like us too huh? For all the times that we whine and complain or get depressed and cry to God, He first asks (maybe for eg) "What happened?", and after we finished like our entire speech, He speaks His heart to us. ahhh, the more i type the more i'm in love with God. I mean, He listens first to us, for us to let our whatever we need, before He gives us constructive advice and pulls us up into His arms. I guess after we finish our whining, it's our turn to listen. I mean what's the use of just complaining and not wanting to do anything about it?? And the worst part is that the advice that God is going to give is something that cannot be found anywhere else! and yet many a times we just walk away from the conversation.
I'm glad God showed me this today.
Thank you Lord Jesus. I just love you so so so so much!
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