Cleopas

Their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight. And they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road?”

Luke 24:31-32

Cleopas and his friend trudged back to Emmaus on Sunday afternoon, confused over reports that their friend Jesus of Nazareth was alive. Problem was, He was dead, and they knew it. Being preoccupied, they scarcely noticed footsteps behind them as a stranger caught up and came alongside them. Soon the stranger was explaining to them from the Old Testament how logical it was that the Messiah should die and rise three days later. Old Testament prophecy presented the resurrection of Christ as both a physical reality and a theological necessity: sane, logical, wonderful, and real!

Arriving home, Cleopas invited the stranger to supper, and as the man broke and distributed the bread, suddenly their eyes were opened and they saw Him (Luke 24:31-32).

Remember as you walk in the park, drive along the road, sit on the patio, or gather at the table, that Jesus is alive. He is with you, and His Word is sane, logical, wonderful, and real.

Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face.

And the things of earth will grow strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace.

HELEN HOWARTH LEMMEL