A Happening on the Roadway

Road to Emmaus

Luke 24:13-35            NKJV

13 Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened. 15 so it was while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. 16 But their eyes were restrained, so they did not know Him. 17 And He said to them, “What kind of conversation is this that you have with one another as you walk are sad?”

18 Then the one whose name was Cleopas answered and said to Him, “Are YOU the only stranger in Jerusalem, and have You have not known the things which happened there in these days?” 19 And He said to them, “What things?” So they said to Him, “The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, 20  “and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death and crucified Him.” 21 “But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened. “ 22 “Yes, certain women of our company who arrived at the tomb early, astonished us.” 23 “When they did not find His body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angles who said He was alive. 24 “And certain of those who ere with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said: but Him they did not see.”

25 Then He said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!” 26 “Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?” 27 And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.

28 Then they drew near to the village where they were going, and He indicated that He would have gone farther. 29 But they constrained Him, saying “Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.” And He went into stay with them. 30 Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. 31 Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight.

32 And they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?” 33 So they rose up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, 34 saying, “ The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!” 35 And they told about the tings that had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.

The Lord asked a question:

"What kind of conversation is this that you have with one another as you walk are sad?"

From the Lord's view, He had finished what He came to do. In that view, He came to set the captives free. 

But in Cleopas' speaking that He must be a "stranger" in the area, as the things concerning Jesus of Nazareth had brought them to that place of sadness. Cleopas spoke that :" a Prophet mighty in deed and work before God and all the people and how the chief priests their rulers had delivered Him to be

crucified. 

And if that was not enough, those women came with astonishing news! "Yes, certain women of their company (group) had come....and arriving....early the tomb was found empty. The women did not see HIM!"

But Jesus continued to speak. But He spoke O foolish ones....and slow of heart. .....meaning speaking with unwise words...!  Then Christ spoke: "Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?"

And then Jesus revealed scripture after scripture to them. Yes what a teaching that would have been.

Being revealed from the prophets of Old to all that was witnessed while He walked this earth, surely all those miracles and sufferings were all found in Jesus' obedience to His Father's plan.

 While drawing near to the village of Emmaus, Jesus wanted to go further. But they were ready to recline. YOU know it was well into the evening......and they evidently wanted to entertain their new teacher.

For what hours they walked, they certainly got a lot from what was written of how Jesus would come and what the end would be. Jesus provided that touch of the knowledge of truth and they knew they did not want it to end. So they invited Him in.

AS they took of the meal, Jesus evidently led the group there. As was His custom, he took bread, blessed it and then broke it..........handing it out.

Even though the "guest" now Jesus took the lead role of the Master. And in that moment of recognizing their regular time together to taking communion, their eyes opened. Their spiritual eyes and ears were open to Jesus. And they really saw and experienced His presence.

Do we communicate sadness? Do you arrive at a believer's gathering only to bring sadness? We can experience those things, and must be reminded that our Lord and Savior paid the high price with His own life.

Sometimes like at this Bible Study hike to Emmaus, these two were reminded of the tender communication of ONE who showed the love of the Father to the world. In His life, in His teachings and in His sufferings, death came, but oh how wonderful the glory the Father has bestowed on the Son. Because His word speaks louder now!

In whatever pain, conflict or tribulation, sadness came appear and in that moment it appears as darkness covering one with darkness. But in the light and glory of our Lord, we come to know that He cares for us, reminds us of what He has spoken and will continue to speak to us when we truly take the time to communicate and have communion with HIM!

In a true walk to Emmaus, one may have left the city in despair. One may have suffered a loss. But gathering together to actually hear the Lord speak His words, brings us to joy and peace. I know, because in my life I have certainly experienced loss of loved ones, loss of great friends who inspired me in their walk with Jesus, a loss of time with close family and even a loss of ministering in groups, but still, I walk in health that comes from a God who desires us to be whole with nothing missing or lacking in our lives.

These rose up the same hour Jesus left their vision, and there they gathered by the 11 already gathered for prayer in the Upper Room.

Allow your life to be touched in these ways. Go find a good Bible study and hear the doctrine of truth about Jesus and His crucifixion. Understand that He rose from the dead and some women noticed it first. Then be ready to pray with others. Be ready to give the reason of that hope in you.

May we not shrink in telling others of Jesus.

Psalm 66:16...." My lips and cheerful heart, prepare

To make his mercies known:

Come, ye that fear my God, and hear

The wonders he hath done.

"When on my head huge sorrows fell,

I sought his heavenly aid;

He saved my sinking soul from hell,

And death's eternal shade."

These two were not apostles. No they were like you and me. They left the city to get away from the pain and in their flight to hide their sadness, they found joy, gladness and reason to keep going forward. They saw the Lord with their own eyes. And they heard with their spiritual ears. For the words that Jesus speaks are spirit and they are truth.

What they gained will never fade from them. Though thousands of years have come and gone, still their testimony lights up the pages of Luke. In their time with Jesus, they had gained discipline. They gained the time of communicating and communion in the breaking of bread together. This is 

a skill to be learned and passed on to others. It is never lost!

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Standing in Line:Order, Order, Order

Do you ever overhear what people talk about while standing in line? If they are right in front of you, you cannot but help hear what is on their mind. Hurry, hurry, hurry!

They are speaking of where they need to be. They speak of the long line and still speak of their new wares they are taking home for their own desires. Now in a store, like a grocery market, food is generally the theme. YOU hear the "I want", with the response, "That is not a vegetable"......and then the conversation ends with a "snort" or something close to it.

Yes, people in lines can be excited about going on the next ride, like at Disneyland, Magic Mountain or what about those lines at the movies? I remember seeing a line clear around the movie theater in a small town in Wyoming when Saturday Night Fever came out. (yes, that was the 70's) And I am not sure why there was such a line. I did not think there was that many young people in the city, ourselves included, but the size of that line made me think, "not all of them are getting in to see the flick"!
Then I remember the times I wanted the 405 ramp and was in the extreme "left land" of the highway. Of course, could I not see the super LONG LINE to my right that started about a mile back? No! Let's see now, if I drive another two miles and exit off, I can cross over and drive back about 5 miles to get back on the highway, but be far enough back to stay in right hand LANE  to exit onto ramp for 405. Okay, no hurry that way or taking the SUPER LONG WAY AROUND! What was I thinking when leaving work?

But there is another line, I am thinking about. It is composed of women of any age who have been mistreated, abused, the beaten, the betrayed, the abandoned and the left for dead. I see a line of women who should be honored for their gift of having a child. I see women who had homes, but have been left to fend for themselves in a world that seeks to lust after youthful things. I think today of women who need a loving hug in friendship, not in how much they can give the other. I see women who are left to their own devices of not having a job, not having a real education but raised a family only to be abused by the spouse and left to live what life they have remaining in loneliness, and despair. What a broken spirit she must have!
Yes there is a line of women who know not their true identity in Christ. Their world is nothing of order, but is seen as sickness, sadness and loss.
They are weighted down with ugliness others have placed on them. But there was "no shame" in the garden.


Genesis 2:24-25
24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. 25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.  NKJV

There was no shame in the garden of Eden. It was not known, for God did not give them shame to know. It was when satan entered the garden that shame appeared.


Genesis 3:9-12
9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, "Where are you?" 10 So he said, "I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself." 11 And He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?" 12 Then the man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate."  NKJV

Proverbs 3:35

35 The wise shall inherit glory,

But shame shall be the legacy of fools.  NKJV

Fools attack others. They come with "their own desires" and take from those who are considered the lesser,yes, the weaker, those with little or no self esteem!  Those who have done this to women will leave a legacy that only fools can leave. For God truly wants those who have been the wounded, the abused, and the abandoned to know He is watching. And He will have His day! HIS JUSTICE WILL ROLL ON LIKE A RIVER!
Amos 5:23-24
23 Away with the noise of your songs!
I will not listen to the music of your harps.
24 But let justice roll on like a river,
righteousness like a never-failing stream!
NIV

We must lift women up to Him, and pray for their security to come in Him. Let's lift those who have no one to walk with them to their final day and their final breath.

Psalm 44:15-16

15 My dishonor is continually before me,

And the shame of my face has covered me, 

16 Because of the voice of him who reproaches and reviles,

Because of the enemy and the avenger. NKJV

For women who have this outlook see themselves like the verses speak above. They are the covered in shame. But it is the adversary, the devil who continues to voice the hurt, the pain, the loneliness and tears speaking that no one cares! 

Women are more than just a body, Women have minds, and they have the ability to bring forth a child when conceived in their wombs. Women are of value. They nurture babies. They bring them forth in love and never leave them to fend for themselves. For most women, they endured to have their child or children AND bring them into a home with much love and care. In that Father, I would ask You to keep them in the bosom of Your love.  Thank You for protecting that woman in her day of deliverance of child and answering her prayers for the baby of her love.

Women of all ages today stand in a line, waiting their turn to be released from that which seems endless. Their plight was begun in the garden of Eden, but it does not mean they have to remain in it. For we truly have a Savior who died for those who would believe in Him. Romans 4:24-25
for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. 25 He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.

Deuteronomy 32:28-35
28 "For they are a nation void of counsel,
Nor is there any understanding in them.
29 Oh, that they were wise, that they understood this,
That they would consider their latter end!
30 How could one chase a thousand,
And two put ten thousand to flight,
Unless their Rock had sold them,
And the LORD had surrendered them?
31 For their rock is not like our Rock,
Even our enemies themselves being judges.
32 For their vine is of the vine of Sodom
And of the fields of Gomorrah;
Their grapes are grapes of gall,
Their clusters are bitter.
33 Their wine is the poison of serpents,
And the cruel venom of cobras.

34'Is this not laid up in store with Me,
Sealed up among My treasures?
35 Vengeance is Mine, and recompense;
Their foot shall slip in due time;
For the day of their calamity is at hand,
And the things to come hasten upon them.'   NKJV

There is a group......a nation...if you will.....of a people (men)..who are the void of counsel. They have no understanding. They see not nor understand truth and the importance of Godly wisdom. Those planted into the world's system and the culture, are established on a rock of "me, myself and I". Their intent is to take and take....speaking much like Proverbs  30:15.........15 "The leech has two daughters.
'Give! Give!' they cry.
Somehow  society dictates women are to be submissive, but they ARE NOT TO BE SUBMISSIVE TO HARANGUE OR ANY KIND OF ABUSIVE SITUATION. The one who bullies another is the individual who are gall as they deal out pain, their demand for their own way, and they inflict with words of venom toward the woman they violently harass. They are the bitter and the cruel in their demeanor. They are hostile and seek evil against women.
But God is the "women's " Advocate, and He will deliver. For those mistreating a woman in any way will find that calamity will come hard upon them.

Many of these are women are those who just want to please. They think if they over extend themselves into some unusual behavior some guy will think more about them and truly care with love for the. But you cannot please the devil. He came to steal, kill and destroy.

Today, I reach out with others who will read this and take it to heart that we must pray for those who are our sisters in the Lord. God is merciful and is much more merciful than human beings.

Today we pray for those in the abusive lifestyle, those who think they need to remove their clothes to be loved, and for those who are left, those in their 50's and 60's after many years of sacrifice, love and service to family members, are now counted among those without hope or any love. We seek to pray for those coming out of the situations to let go of any resentment toward others. May they know the grace of God that sets them free to experience God's love and trust. May they see clearly the abusive behavior, the hatred, strife and rage and any decisive harangue speaking as to any sexual, physical and verbal content.

God has much more for His ladies. For those who love HIM, He never leaves or forsakes. To any of the women found in this kind of human torture, should be looked after by THE children who were given life in early years. Grown children who ignore the abused "mother" look a lot like those who would rather forget their mother than to honor them!   Judgement will come to them, the grown children, if they continue to ignore the environment of bodily harm their mother may be experiencing. And choosing to give no help is not good.  For we are to honor our parents all the days of our lives.

Matthew 15:3-9

3 Jesus replied, "And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 For God said, 'Honor your father and mother' and 'Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.'  5 But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, 'Whatever help you might otherwise have received from me is a gift devoted to God,' 6 he is not to 'honor his father' with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you: 

8 "'These people honor me with their lips, 

but their hearts are far from me. 

9 They worship me in vain; 

their teachings are but rules taught by men.'" NIV

 For women everywhere, may the God of mercy speak to each in their situation. Lamentations 3:22-24............22 Through the LORD's mercies we are not consumed,   Because His compassions fail not.
23 They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.
24 "The LORD is my portion," says my soul,
"Therefore I hope in Him!"  NKJV

 For those who were married, let those men come to their senses. May they know that God brought them, he and his wife together in a faithful union. As the wife of his youth, he the husband is to keep covenant. That is, he is to hate divorce. For our God hates divorce and cruel men. May these men control their passions and never divorce their wives for any reason.

Any women who walk in generational curses of this nature are over-comers by the Blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.
Women who are in dire straits must look for truth in God.  Any uncontrollable anger or rage is a curse and should be dealt with as such.


Order, Order, Order come to these who desire to leave the abuse behind. Father be their Gardener. May any vile thing, any cancerous evil be thrown into the garbage never to return to any of their lives.

Father God, in Jesus' name, we pray for women who are the abused and considered less than equals to man. Jesus was sent to bind up the broken-heart and to heal pain. Father You sent Your Word and healed them and delivered them from their destruction. Help them know it is not over. They still have lives to live and bring praise to You God for delivering them. Father, You love unconditionally.  For those growing weary in their day to day existence, may they find joy, peace and love in YOU. May they see truth and light in that which comes from the Father of Lights of whom there is no changing. YOU NEVER CHANGE YOUR MIND! (James 1:17)
Father, we pray that these women who desire the way out of this kind of bondage, would know that any anxiety and fear will neutralize their faith. May these women speak and affirm their faith is in You. May they make definite requests for their needs and cast all care on You for YOU care for them.

Father, Your best for them is found in Your Word. It is to encourage them, build their faith, and regard You as their God. Help them not to be passive about change. Help them to see where change must occur to come out of hurtful bondage.

Lord help them to be always forgiving and show any who may not be doing that. Expose the recesses of souls so they will not be locked up by any unforgiveness. Enable them to love their enemies as You Father have commanded in Your Word.
Today I also pray they would desire to choose You and walk free from the death that unforgiveness brings. Enable them to walk in light and be cleansed from all sin. Thank You for the plans and purposes You hold for their lives. Today You are their Healer, Deliverer, Provider and Redeemer. Comfort them in this day. Show them the way of true worship. Give them words of praise to sing out of their mouths and may a joyful step come back in their walk.

 I thank You that Yo have heard our prayers from heaven and are even now are answering… amen and praise to Your Name HOLY  Lord..........

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