Seeing Clearly
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. Luke 24:30-31 (NIV)
None of you are wearing eyeglasses. That's good. That means you have good eyes. I have to wear glasses. Why does someone wear glasses?
There was once a little boy named Emmet who couldn't see very well. The funny thing about it was that he didn't know it. In fact, no one knew it -- not his mother or father, his grandmother or grandfather, not even his closest friends knew that Emmet couldn't see very well.
Emmet thought that everything in the world had fuzzy edges because that is the way things looked to him. He thought that all of the other children saw things just as he saw them. As he got older his mother began to wonder why Emmet always sat so close to the TV. His grandfather noticed that when he looked at a book, he held it very close to his face. When Emmet began school, he complained to the teacher that he couldn't see the words on the board clearly. Finally, everyone began to realize that Emmet needed glasses.
Emmet's parents took him to an eye doctor and the doctor told them, "Emmet needs glasses." In a few short days, Emmet had a brand new pair of glasses. At first, he was afraid that the other kids would make fun of him because he had to wear glasses, but when he put the glasses on, he put his worries behind him. WOW! The world looked so different. Suddenly, Emmet discovered that everything in the world didn't have fuzzy edges. He realized that a tree had leaves. He could read a book without holding it right up to his face. He could see her mother's face clearly, even when she was all the way across the room. It was great.
You may not have trouble with your eyesight, but all of us have difficulty seeing and understanding things at times. Our Bible story today takes place just three days after Jesus was crucified and shows how some of Jesus' disciples had trouble understanding what they had seen.
When Jesus died, his followers thought that he was gone forever. They didn't know what to do. They were very sad. They couldn't see things clearly because they were so mixed up and upset. Two of Jesus' friends were sadly walking to a village called Emmaus when a stranger joined them on the road.
Who was that stranger? That's right, it was Jesus. You know it, but those two disciples couldn't see clearly that they had the Son of God walking next to them. They didn't recognize who it was, but they began to talk to him and tell him all about what had happened to Jesus and how sad they were. When it was evening they arrived at their home and invited the stranger to stay with them and have supper. The sat down to eat and when the traveler broke the bread and blessed it, something happened. It was as if they had put on little Emmet's glasses. Not really glasses over their eyes as having glasses over their hearts.
Suddenly they saw clearly what they hadn't seen before even though they had been looking right at it most of the day. They realized that the stranger who had joined them on the road was really Jesus - alive and well. After Jesus left them, they ran back toJerusalem
Sometimes we feel confused and don't see things very clearly. Maybe its when you get sick or dad loses his job or Grandma dies or you have to leave your friends behind and go to a new school. You can't see Jesus so clearly through all the confusion.
That's why hearing God's Word in church, Sunday School, WLS and at home with your parents is so important. Its like putting glasses on over your eyes and your heart. Then you can see Jesus more clearly. You can see that He is walking beside you to love you, care for you, protect you and forgive you.
Prayer: Father, we are thankful that as we travel along life's road, Jesus is walking with us and that he will help us see and understand the things that happen in our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
None of you are wearing eyeglasses. That's good. That means you have good eyes. I have to wear glasses. Why does someone wear glasses?
There was once a little boy named Emmet who couldn't see very well. The funny thing about it was that he didn't know it. In fact, no one knew it -- not his mother or father, his grandmother or grandfather, not even his closest friends knew that Emmet couldn't see very well.
Emmet thought that everything in the world had fuzzy edges because that is the way things looked to him. He thought that all of the other children saw things just as he saw them. As he got older his mother began to wonder why Emmet always sat so close to the TV. His grandfather noticed that when he looked at a book, he held it very close to his face. When Emmet began school, he complained to the teacher that he couldn't see the words on the board clearly. Finally, everyone began to realize that Emmet needed glasses.
Emmet's parents took him to an eye doctor and the doctor told them, "Emmet needs glasses." In a few short days, Emmet had a brand new pair of glasses. At first, he was afraid that the other kids would make fun of him because he had to wear glasses, but when he put the glasses on, he put his worries behind him. WOW! The world looked so different. Suddenly, Emmet discovered that everything in the world didn't have fuzzy edges. He realized that a tree had leaves. He could read a book without holding it right up to his face. He could see her mother's face clearly, even when she was all the way across the room. It was great.
You may not have trouble with your eyesight, but all of us have difficulty seeing and understanding things at times. Our Bible story today takes place just three days after Jesus was crucified and shows how some of Jesus' disciples had trouble understanding what they had seen.
When Jesus died, his followers thought that he was gone forever. They didn't know what to do. They were very sad. They couldn't see things clearly because they were so mixed up and upset. Two of Jesus' friends were sadly walking to a village called Emmaus when a stranger joined them on the road.
Who was that stranger? That's right, it was Jesus. You know it, but those two disciples couldn't see clearly that they had the Son of God walking next to them. They didn't recognize who it was, but they began to talk to him and tell him all about what had happened to Jesus and how sad they were. When it was evening they arrived at their home and invited the stranger to stay with them and have supper. The sat down to eat and when the traveler broke the bread and blessed it, something happened. It was as if they had put on little Emmet's glasses. Not really glasses over their eyes as having glasses over their hearts.
Suddenly they saw clearly what they hadn't seen before even though they had been looking right at it most of the day. They realized that the stranger who had joined them on the road was really Jesus - alive and well. After Jesus left them, they ran back to
Sometimes we feel confused and don't see things very clearly. Maybe its when you get sick or dad loses his job or Grandma dies or you have to leave your friends behind and go to a new school. You can't see Jesus so clearly through all the confusion.
That's why hearing God's Word in church, Sunday School, WLS and at home with your parents is so important. Its like putting glasses on over your eyes and your heart. Then you can see Jesus more clearly. You can see that He is walking beside you to love you, care for you, protect you and forgive you.
Prayer: Father, we are thankful that as we travel along life's road, Jesus is walking with us and that he will help us see and understand the things that happen in our life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
Comments
Post a Comment