I wish I could see God’s will for a decision I have to make. I wish I could just see Jesus face-to-face. Luke 24:28-31

Luke 24:28-31 Amplified Bible

²⁸ Then they approached the village where they were going, and He acted as if He were going farther. ²⁹ But they urged Him [not to go on], saying, “Stay with us, because it is almost evening, and the day has just about ended.” So He went inside to stay with them. ³⁰ And it happened that as He reclined at the table with them, He took the bread and blessed it, and breaking it, He began giving it to them. ³¹ Then their eyes were [suddenly] opened [by God] and they [clearly] recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.

Word of God for the Children of God

Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen, amen.

I often wish I could see better.

I wish I could see Jesus face-to-face.

I wish I could see God’s will for a decision I have to make.

I wish I could see God’s power so clearly that I have courage to do what is right even when the risks seem immense.

I am reminded of a quote by Alister McGrath, who once said,

“Within each of us exists the image of God, however disfigured and corrupted by sin it may presently be. God is able to recover this image through grace as we are conformed to Christ.”

The two followers of Jesus in our text for today received the gift of seeing how the Old Testament Scriptures pointed to Jesus and his resurrection—and they even saw the resurrected Jesus himself!

What an miraculous day for them!

Ironically, just as they began to see that the person breaking the bread before them was actually the Lord himself, Jesus disappeared.

So they had to continue to believe and act faithfully even when they didn’t see Jesus face to face.

For all of us: We all have moments when we fail to recognize Jesus in our lives.

We get caught up in our problems and worries. We feel lost and hopeless. But Jesus is always there. He is always ready to reveal Himself to us.

All we need to do is open our eyes and recognize Him.

It’s about understanding: It is about knowing Jesus personally.

It is about having a relationship with Him.

When we recognize Jesus, we acknowledge His presence in our lives.

We accept His love and grace.

It’s about understanding: It is about knowing Jesus personally.

It is about having a relationship with Him.

When we recognize Jesus, we acknowledge His presence in our lives.

We accept His love and grace.

We commit to following His teachings.

This recognition brings us closer to Jesus.

It deepens our faith.

It gives us hope and peace.

We commit to following His teachings.

This recognition brings us closer to Jesus.

It deepens our faith. It gives us hope and peace.

It’s a joy to see those two disciples respond by making a faith-filled run back to Jerusalem to report to the other disciples what, who, they had seen and heard.

Truth be told, Jesus invites all of us who don’t see him to live in his presence anyway, as if he is with us, breaking the bread.

He does promise, after all, that he is with us always (Matthew 28:20).

And as we live in his presence, by the power of God’s Spirit, we can testify to the authentic reality of God’s new creation in us, launched with Jesus’ resurrection.

“In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen”

Praying ….

Psalm 16 Complete Jewish Bible

16 ⁽⁰⁾ Mikhtam. By David:

⁽¹⁾ Protect me, God,
for you are my refuge.
² I said to Adonai, “You are my Lord;
I have nothing good outside of you.”
³ The holy people in the land are the ones
who are worthy of honor; all my pleasure is in them.

⁴ Those who run after another god
multiply their sorrows;
To such gods I will not offer
drink offerings of blood
or take their names on my lips.

⁵ Adonai, my assigned portion, my cup:
you safeguard my share.
⁶ Pleasant places were measured out for me;
I am content with my heritage.

⁷ I bless Adonai, my counselor;
at night my inmost being instructs me.
⁸ I always set Adonai before me;
with him at my right hand, I can never be moved;
⁹ so my heart is glad, my glory rejoices,
and my body too rests in safety;
¹⁰ for you will not abandon me to Sh’ol,
you will not let your faithful one see the Abyss.
¹¹ You make me know the path of life;
in your presence is unbounded joy,
in your right hand eternal delight.

Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen, amen.

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