Meeting Jesus in the Journey of Life

By Richard

In Luke 24 we have the story about the two disciples who meet with Jesus on the road to Emmaus. They talk with Jesus for 7 miles and invite Him for dinner. Jesus says grace, breaks the bread, the penny drops, and they suddenly recognise Him. “It’s Jesus!” Jesus disappears and we read that they run the 7 miles back to Jerusalem and tell the disciples “It’s true. The Lord has risen!”

I was thinking, as I read the story, how this event matches the experience of many who become followers of Christ. They journey through life! Jesus joins their journey, even though they may be unaware of His reality at the time. At some point they come to see the reality of Jesus - that He’s really alive and He’s God. Then they run off to tell others the good news, “It makes sense! It’s true! He’s alive!”

I don’t know how many people in Madrid have been joined by Jesus on their journey's through life, but I suspect that it’s quite a few. I’m praying for days ahead when people hear His voice and see the hands lifting the bread and exclaim, “It’s Jesus!”, I'm praying that I may join in the joy as they run off to tell others “He’s alive!”