Lent Devotionals will resume tomorrowafter today’s Sabbath rest to reflect, refresh, and worship Him. “The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The LORD is good to all; He has compassion on all He has made. All Your works praise You, LORD; Your faithful people extol You.” (Psalm 145:8-10)
“Jesus asked them, ‘What are you discussing together as you walk along?’ They stood still, their faces downcast. One of them, named Cleopas, asked Him, ‘Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened here in these days?’ ‘What things?” He asked.’” (Luke 24:17-19) I find myself thinking […]
The two men walking on the Road to Emmaus assumed everyone in Jerusalem had heard about the events. What is remarkable and what the Scriptures don’t indicate in this scene is that Jerusalem likely had residents numbering around 120,000 men (according to Josephus) but the numbers swelled nearing 3-4,000,000 during Passover as Jews were commanded […]
Bad news travels fast, as they say. When people have some gossip to tell, they often do. According to https://englishpluspodcast.com/bad-news-travels-fast-understanding-the-proverb/ There are a few reasons behind the speed of bad news:>Evolutionary Bias: Humans developed a negativity bias as a survival mechanism. Being alert to dangers and threats would have been more advantageous for our ancestors […]
One can only imagine the grief of these two disciples. They’d seen enough even if they hadn’t been two from among the Twelve. They’d heard enough to question everything they’d believed. Cut to the heart. Emotionally immobilized. “Their faces downcast.” (Luke 24:17) They were kept from recognizing the very One who was able to turn […]
Jesus comes upon the two men who are walking on the Road to Emmaus and asked them, “‘What are you discussing together as you walk along?’ They stood still, their faces downcast.” (Luke 24:17) Stop the presses! they must have thought. Someone is completely out of touch! Bad news travels fast, but this guy must […]
Luke 24:14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 15 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus Himself came up and walked along with them; 16 but they were kept from recognizing Him. Back in 1995, Joan Osborne released (If God was) “One of Us” and prompted […]
Lent Devotionals will resume tomorrow after today’s Sabbath rest to reflect, refresh, and worship Him. “Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge Him. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.” (Hosea 6:3)
Jesus overheard what the two men were discussing as they walked. Before we get the idea that the two men were shouting or Jesus was a divine eavesdropper, consider that the Risen Jesus is Immanuel and always “God with us.” God is omnipresent. Even on the Road to Emmaus. “As they talked and discussed these […]
That same day (Resurrection Sunday), we’re told that these two men (identified as “two of them” … that is, disciples) were walking home. It’d been a busy day full of mysterious and odd occurrences, the kind you won’t easily forget. Even in the midst of their sadness, they seemed to know it was the kind […]
