The Road

4/8/2020

Luke 24:26 “Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into His glory?”

Luke 24: 25-32 is the telling of the Road to Emmaus. After Jesus’ resurrection, He is walking the road with two men who are telling Him the events of the past week. They could not tell it was Jesus because, as the Bible says, “they were kept from recognizing Him.” The men told Him that this was the third day after Jesus’ crucifixion and, although the women reported that the morning brought an empty tomb, they were worried and confused. He began speaking the truth of the prophecy from the days of old that told of His life, death, and resurrection. Jesus then went and broke bread with them, and when their eyes were opened, He disappeared. As Jesus spoke to them on the journey, they later realized that "their hearts where burning within them”. Chambers says, “Our Lord’s Cross is the gateway into His life; His resurrection means that He has power now to convey His life to Me.” This is what He did for the men on that road, and this is what He does for us through His Holy Spirit. Will we walk life's road with Jesus, or try to go it alone? 

In Jesus, there is new life. He is the light in our darkness, and our hope. Scripture is sacred and complete; God leads us and teaches us through His Holy Word. During this Holy week, where there is currently so much fear and uncertainly in our lives, please know that the phrase “Fear Not” is in the Bible 365 times; one time for every day of the year. This is clearly a message that God intended us to understand. So please, dear ones, cast all your fears on Jesus.  

“The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?” Psalm 27:1