Luke 24:13-35
This is what John preached on in church today. Jesus had just resurrected from the tomb. He came up behind two men and just walked with them. The interesting thing is that He didn't tell them who He was. He just asked them questions about what had happened recently (like He didn't already know). These men were really broken about Jesus' death. They told Him that they were hoping that He was the one who was going to redeem Israel. Jesus walked with them and talked with them until they got where they were going. Jesus was going to keep going, but they insisted that He stay with Him.
John brought up the point that maybe Jesus played dumb with them in order for them to work out the pain that they were feeling. They were so heartbroken by His death that they just needed time to work through it and just ask questions and to vent about all that had happened. Jesus didn't just come right out and tell them who He was. He let them work through their pain and spoke to them in an encouraging way.
When we go through things that are hard, it is only in God's timing that we get over them. He knows that we sometimes need time to work through the pain of everything, but He is always there to guid us through it.
John also brought up the fact that these two men didn't want Jesus to leave at the end of the night because they had had such a great time with Him. It's kind of like the end of a really great date when one person has to get home and neither one wants the night to end because it's been such an amazing time. Maybe that's how these men felt with Jesus. They would do anything to make Him stay so the night lasts a little longer. I've definitely had times in my life that I didn't want to end.
Jesus wants us to be closer to Him. Another thing I heard today was that when we ask God to allow us to grow closer to Him, we don't really expect Him to do it. We get this "if it's your will attitude." It's totally His will above all else that we have a close relationship with Him. Of course, if we ask Him for it, He'll give it to us. He came here and died because He wants a relationship with us.
Sorry if I was all over the place, but I was just trying to get it all down before I forgot some things.
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