💥In A Flash Gone💨

Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God..    Corrie Ten Boom

We learn to know God’s Will by spending time in His presence.  

The key is “spending time” if you remember our last devotional (Thy will be done.) As we talked about the two mistakes one refusing to listen to their friends and letting their fears over take them.  These 2 now have walked all the way home with Jesus. The house is in sight and Jesus said it has been nice walking with you guys. Maybe we will see each other again, have a nice day. Those are my own words of what happened.

Luke 24:28 (KJV) And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.

Something happened at this point; now remember they don’t know this is Jesus.  

Luke 24:29 (KJV) But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.  

They said oh no it’s getting dark please come in and stay with us. Jesus is like you and I. He doesn’t go where He’s not invited. They may have thought He went in to spend some time with them, to talk, to sit, to relax, to enjoy their company, to spend the night. Little did they know that their eyes would be opened and their hearts filled with joy in their own home. 

They all sit at the table about to eat; here is where it gets interesting. 

Luke 24:30 (KJV) And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.

Picture this in your mind, in all that walking did you   notice something strange? These 2 never ask this man who just showed up what his name was or where he was from. We know one by name but Jesus is referred to as a stranger. Luke 24:18 (KJV) 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?

They walked 9 or 10 miles with Him and talked with Him and knew nothing about Him. I’m afraid many today do the same. They try to live right but at the same time they don’t understand what right is. Ask them about Jesus and they know little about him. 

These two are about to find out who this stranger sitting at their table is. Here is a good lesson for all to learn. The more time you spend with Jesus, the more you know about Him. Most folks don’t spend enough time in their Bibles to know what it has to say. This unknown man takes charge. He prays, He breaks the bread and now He hands it to them. That’s when they saw and understood “And their eyes were opened, and they knew him” How could this be? Play it out yourself in your mind.  

Luke 24:31 (KJV) And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

When you invite Jesus in and spend quality time with you He will reveal Himself to you. Not only that, He will share with you 

• The riches of His word..
• The Riches of His Goodness
• The Riches of His Mercy
• The Riches of His Grace
• The Riches of His Kindness
• The Riches of His Glory

How did they explain Jesus to the others?

Luke 24:35 (KJV) And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread. He was known when Jesus handed them the bread. That’s when their eyes were opened; they saw where the nail holes were and knew who He was. Then in a flash Jesus was gone.