As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus acted as if
He were going farther. But they urged Him strongly, "Stay with us, for it is
nearly evening; the day is almost over." So He went in to stay with them. When He was at the table with them, He took bread, gave thanks, broke it
and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized
Him, and He disappeared from their sight.
Good Thursday Morning, my dear brothers and sisters. And since we missed
Wednesday and we have prayers for Thursday also we are going to have Salvation
prayers that we missed yesterday and also prayers for churches, schools, and
families. Also, please pray for Ron Leidigh, for his cancer has returned and is
strong, but Ron and his wife, friend and buddy have faith that God again will
put the cancer in remission or remove it all together... Also for cancer please
pray for Allison who is taking a walk in faith. Dolores is home, and yesterday
we had a long lesson on how to work her home meds being installed through a
port. (This in part why I did not get the message out yesterday.) I think I told
you that I have cancelled my knee replacement for now, maybe forever, as we pray
for God to heal it. As you pray for Salvation, please pray first for your
salvation, then for that of others, yes, put yourself first, so that you can step
out with the Lord talking to others. Then pray for families and churches and
remember the family of God, God's own church in your prayers. Please do not
throw out the best gift God gave us, that would be Salvation, and the
forgiveness of our sins through Jesus
Christ.
April 11/12: The Road to Emmaus: 3 Luke 24:28 - As they approached the
village to which they were going, Jesus acted as if He were going farther. 29
But they urged Him strongly, "Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day
is almost over." So He went in to stay with them. 30 When He was at the table
with them, He took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. 31
Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him, and He disappeared from
their sight. (NIV)
Just a quick review, you will recall that two men were walking along a road
going to Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking about the
events of the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus. Then Jesus came and
starting walking with them, but they could not tell who He was. Now let's go to
the scriptures of today. As they came to the village, Jesus was going to go
on, and then the two men invited Jesus to stay with them. Remember they at this
point do not know who Jesus is and are just asking Him to stay as you might
invite someone to stay with you. Gosh, could they not have looked at those
nail scarred hands? They did not just invite Jesus to sleep over, they also fed
Him, and this is when they did not just invite Him to sleep over, they also sat
down with Him to eat. Then when Jesus started to break bread and divide it,
they were able to see who He was and then Jesus left them.
Now Jesus has once again pointed out to me something that might be
different. First as He walked with them, Jesus got to hear what they felt about
Him. Jesus asked what they were talking about, and folks, today I am sure Jesus
wants to know what we think about Him. Do we love and respect Him, do we
honor Him in ALL WE DO, and do we give Him the honor and glory for the things He
has done for us and others? He really wants to see if our love for Him is true
or maybe just put on. Now when He sat down and broke bread with them, and
broke that bread and started to divide it, they then could see who He was. Now
this is not the first time that breaking bread by Jesus was talked about in the
Bible. You, I am sure, remember our lesson just last week, when He broke the
bread with His disciples in the upper room, and of course you remember it because
when we do it here on earth we call it communion. But we also remember how
Jesus fed thousands when He took just five loaves of bread and two fish and
broke them, and they even had leftovers. Brothers and sisters, as we sit down to
eat, we need to pray over our food, but not just pray a prayer of thanks, we
need to always remember what Jesus did as He sat down with people and broke
bread and we need to remember how he feeds us, and many millions of people,
regardless if they loved/love Him or hate Him. When God sends His blessings on
the earth, He sends them to all people, an example that we must take. When we
have people come to the food pantry to get things to eat, we always pray with
them and I boldly ask them if they know Jesus and have Him in their hearts.
You might be surprised to find out that some say they do not, or they are not
sure. If they tell us they do not know Jesus we still give them food, and we
pray with them and even give them Bibles. You see, our number one mission for
Jesus is feeding the soul and mind, and then feeding the body.
Now while these men and others got to see Jesus in person before and after
He was put to death, our walk, OUR WALK, is and will always be a walk in
faith. All of us who love the Lord are like others who might not, we want all
the time we can get here on Earth, but we also want to see our Lord Jesus. So
today, today let's take a look see for Jesus and while we might not see Him face
to face, we will see Him, by His works. Let's just list a few things that Jesus
is showing us right now so that we know some of the signs. You know we must be
reborn, and each year in the spring we can see the rebirth of things coming out
of the ground, flowers, shrubs, and folks, even those weeds because of what
happened in the Garden of Eden. We see trees in bloom, and we have rain to
replenish the water we drink. He gives us the air we breath, and folks, it is
great in the spring. Let me tell you right now as I close up for today... IF
YOU CAN'T SEE JESUS EACH DAY, YOU JUST ARE NOT LOOKING. But most of all, if you
really want to see Jesus, LOOK INTO YOUR HEART... And remember the day will
come, when we see Jesus face to face. ARE YOU READY?
Dear Father in Heaven, please forgive me of my sins and help me to walk
this day with You, and help me to see You and all You do for me. I pray today, Lord, that Your will is done on our prayer requests, and also that You use us to
greet the lost and bring them to You to be saved. Help us all to feed the soul
of others, and doing it by walking in Your light. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
Now go forth and love on Jesus and everyone else also. And yes, I am
going to say it, are you ready for it?
GO FORTH AND SHARE THOSE BLESSINGS. Love ya, Pastor Dan.
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