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my husband posted an excellent question regarding their not recognizing Jesus Christ after the resurrection. It got me to thinking about how often do we go through experiences with someone, the ups and the downs, to be right there by their side walking with them, yet unable to recognize them? The question has been asked how could they not see it was him? That sparked a thought of how often we don’t see past ourself even when standing beside someone? Concerning the topic I came across an article that made some good points I wanted to share?
1) “Sometimes our failure to recognize someone says more about us than it does about them”
2) “While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself approached and began traveling with them” (Luke 24:15).
“He began to travel with them” makes me think of the verse regarding “I will walk with and in them.” How often do we have trouble recognizing He has begun to travel with us?
2) If we were reading this for the first time and were yet unaware of what would happen next, we might expect that a great celebration would soon erupt on the Emmaus Road when these men realize that their Teacher is walking next to them.
Will they fall down and worship? Will they tackle him with a warm embrace? Will they stare in stark disbelief? The answer is no to all of these possibilities. Instead, Luke informs us that “their eyes were prevented from recognizing Him” (Luke 24:16).
Which for me leads back to the point made by the writer “Sometimes our failure to recognize someone says more about us than it does about them”
Was it Jesus Christ who was unrecognizable or was it their eyes that prevented them from knowing Him?
3 “To the disciples, Jesus appears to be just another random traveler returning to his home seemingly unaware of the earth-shattering events that had altered the course of history on that very day.”
This third one really stands out for me. When considering Jesus to be just another random traveler?
How often do we travel next to someone as if they are some random traveler returning home …unaware of the earth shattering events that altered the course of history on that very day? Consider those that travel along side us and how unaware we are of what major events have shattered their lives and altered their course and history? Maybe because of some earth shattering events—they have given up drinking, maybe they have decided to reconcile that relationship, maybe they have returned home, anything that has altered their walk with Him. Do we have trouble recognizing them because our eyes prevent us…not recognizing the earth-shattering events that have altered their history?
Final quote from the article: “Though our curiosity is ignited here, it is important for us not to speculate beyond what the Bible clearly reveals. The Bible does not offer a reason as to why their eyes were kept from seeing Jesus initially, and we must guard against crafting a reason born out of our own rationale rather than the biblical evidence.
Like the disciples on the Emmaus Road, Jesus walks with us and reveals himself in different ways and to different degrees from day-to-day. There is nothing I can know of my God except that He chooses to reveal it.
Regardless of what prevents us from seeing Christ as we ought, may we all come to know Jesus as a friend who walks with us in our pain and disappointment, and like the disciples, may our hearts burn as well as Jesus reveals himself to us each day through his Word.”
“Sometimes our failure to recognize someone says more about us than it does about them” why do we debate so heavily what it was about Jesus Christ that had become unrecognizable, instead of considering possibly it was their eyes that prevented them? To them he appear as some random traveler after the events that altered history.
Why Didn’t the Disciples Recognize Jesus after His Resurrection?
1) “Sometimes our failure to recognize someone says more about us than it does about them”
2) “While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself approached and began traveling with them” (Luke 24:15).
“He began to travel with them” makes me think of the verse regarding “I will walk with and in them.” How often do we have trouble recognizing He has begun to travel with us?
2) If we were reading this for the first time and were yet unaware of what would happen next, we might expect that a great celebration would soon erupt on the Emmaus Road when these men realize that their Teacher is walking next to them.
Will they fall down and worship? Will they tackle him with a warm embrace? Will they stare in stark disbelief? The answer is no to all of these possibilities. Instead, Luke informs us that “their eyes were prevented from recognizing Him” (Luke 24:16).
Which for me leads back to the point made by the writer “Sometimes our failure to recognize someone says more about us than it does about them”
Was it Jesus Christ who was unrecognizable or was it their eyes that prevented them from knowing Him?
3 “To the disciples, Jesus appears to be just another random traveler returning to his home seemingly unaware of the earth-shattering events that had altered the course of history on that very day.”
This third one really stands out for me. When considering Jesus to be just another random traveler?
How often do we travel next to someone as if they are some random traveler returning home …unaware of the earth shattering events that altered the course of history on that very day? Consider those that travel along side us and how unaware we are of what major events have shattered their lives and altered their course and history? Maybe because of some earth shattering events—they have given up drinking, maybe they have decided to reconcile that relationship, maybe they have returned home, anything that has altered their walk with Him. Do we have trouble recognizing them because our eyes prevent us…not recognizing the earth-shattering events that have altered their history?
Final quote from the article: “Though our curiosity is ignited here, it is important for us not to speculate beyond what the Bible clearly reveals. The Bible does not offer a reason as to why their eyes were kept from seeing Jesus initially, and we must guard against crafting a reason born out of our own rationale rather than the biblical evidence.
Like the disciples on the Emmaus Road, Jesus walks with us and reveals himself in different ways and to different degrees from day-to-day. There is nothing I can know of my God except that He chooses to reveal it.
Regardless of what prevents us from seeing Christ as we ought, may we all come to know Jesus as a friend who walks with us in our pain and disappointment, and like the disciples, may our hearts burn as well as Jesus reveals himself to us each day through his Word.”
“Sometimes our failure to recognize someone says more about us than it does about them” why do we debate so heavily what it was about Jesus Christ that had become unrecognizable, instead of considering possibly it was their eyes that prevented them? To them he appear as some random traveler after the events that altered history.
Why Didn’t the Disciples Recognize Jesus after His Resurrection?
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