A
meditation by David McFarland
on
the events on the Road to Emmaus
Luke 24:13-35.
The
night was long. The sleepless hours were filled with a deepening
disappointment. “We thought He should have ….” A voice suggested,
“A walk might help,” and we found ourselves walking towards Emmaus.
We trudged along that dusty path, kicking sand over our hopes
and dreams, when quite unexpectedly Jesus drew alongside. Yes,
Jesus Himself! Not an angel; not one of our dear friends who so
often came to encourage us with a word from the Lord. Jesus was
there with us; He did not make us change direction but walked
beside us down Disappointment Road. And in the way only He can,
He gently rebuked our lack of faith and began to open what we
had closed.
He
opened the Scriptures to us and we saw the whole story was His
story. He showed us the big picture. The pain of disappointment
had made us focus on what we had lost but He showed us how everything
that happened was planned, so that He might be glorified.
He
opened our eyes to see Him as we had never seen Him before. Tears
of disappointment had clouded our vision but He wiped them away
and showed us Himself – the risen, victorious Lord.
He
opened our hearts. Hearts that felt numb and cold through disappointment,
He made bright with faith. He made our hearts glow with worship
of Him and he made them burn with a warmth that wanted others
to know of Him.
Are
you disappointed? Your focus is on your loss; your vision is darkened;
your heart is numb and cold? Take a walk – go towards Emmaus and
listen for the footsteps of the Saviour coming near. Welcome Him
to walk with you; listen to Him and soon you too will be on the
way back out of Disappointment Road.
