Slow of Heart to Believe
Luke 24:13~35
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When your mind is severely broken, your cognitive abilities decline and your sense of reality becomes dull. You may find yourself swayed by emotions that are not true, or it may become difficult to properly understand the situation. The two disciples on the road to Emmaus did so. When Jesus, whom they believed to be the Messiah who would save Israel, was crucified and died, they were shocked and disillusioned. So even when the resurrected Jesus comes and speaks to them, they do not recognize him. But Jesus does not abandon those who are ‘slow of heart to believe.’ He leads them to recognize the resurrected Jesus and to break free from despair, becoming disciples with strong faith.
□ Words and Sharing
1. The resurrected Jesus accompanies two disciples on the road to Emmaus (verses 13-27).
1) Why did the two disciples not recognize Jesus (verse 16)?
16 But their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.
Their eyes were blocked so that they did not recognize Jesus.
The story of Jesus' death and resurrection
25 And he said to them, "O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
26 Was not it necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into his glory?"
27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
He rebuked them for being slow of heart to believe, and beginning with Moses and the Prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
<Share 1> The disciples on their way to Emmaus left Jerusalem in despair because they could not accept the fact that Christ had to suffer. If you understand the Messiah based on your own preconceptions rather than the Word, you are doomed to spiritual failure. Let's share whether we have ever fallen into temptation while living our religious life with worldly values.
I know a believer who devoted his material resources to missionary work in hopes of receiving material blessings, but was put to the test of his faith life not because of material blessings but because of material difficulties.
2. The eyes of the two disciples were opened and they recognized Jesus (verses 28-35).
1) When did the two disciples recognize Jesus (verses 30-31)?
30 While he was eating with them, he took bread, gave thanks and broke it and gave it to them. 31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight.
As Jesus took the bread, gave thanks and broke it and gave it to his disciples, their eyes were opened and they recognized him.
2) When did the disciples’ hearts become burning hot (verse 32)?
32 They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road and while he opened the Scriptures to us?”
When Jesus opened the Scriptures to them, their hearts burned with fire.
3) What did the two disciples do immediately after realizing that they had met the resurrected Jesus (verses 33-35)?
33 They got up at that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. They found the eleven and those with them gathered together, 34 saying, "The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon." 35 The two also told what had happened on the road and how Jesus was made known to them in the breaking of bread.
The two disciples got up at once and returned to Jerusalem. They told what had happened on the road and what Jesus had revealed to them in the breaking of the bread.
<Sharing 2> When Jesus explained the words, the disciples opened their eyes to the glory that came from overcoming suffering, and their cold hearts became warm again. Let us share our experiences of being filled with emotion and warmth as we learn and meditate on the Word.
There have been many times when I have felt my heart fill with emotion and experienced God's presence during the morning devotional time.
<Sharing 3> The first thing the disciples did when their eyes were opened was to become witnesses of the resurrection. Because they could not keep the ‘good news’ of meeting the resurrected Jesus to themselves.
. We strive to testify to all people, whether in season or out of season, about Jesus' death and resurrection for us.
□ Let's pray together
Lord, please help me to have deep fellowship with the resurrected Lord as I meditate on the Bible every day!
May those who are walking the paths of the world meet the Lord and return to the path of mission!
May we live a life that testifies to everyone, whether in season or out of season, about the Lord who died and rose again for us!
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