Living Bread ~ Jesus said to them,
“I am the Bread of Life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who
believes in Me will never thirst.” John 6:35
During this season of reflections and
renewal, join me in exploring the Bread of Life. When we encounter Jesus
Christ, this Living Bread feeds, satisfies, and transforms us. Come on this
journey and remember this Bread “is broken for you”. ~ Donna Oswalt
While
they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself approached and began traveling
with them. Luke
24:15 NASB
Within a few hours after Jesus dies and is
placed in a borrowed tomb, the Sabbath begins. Many of Jesus followers find
their Sabbath thoughts full of disillusionment and disappointment, even fearful
of being identified with Jesus. The hours drag by, the disciples wondering and
weary. Even though the next morning brings exciting news, visions of angels,
and messages that Jesus is alive, doubt prevails. Some slowly begin leaving
Jerusalem, but two encounter Jesus on the road to Emmaus.
Jesus begins to walk with the two as they are
deep into a sad, troubling conversation. Not expecting or recognizing Jesus,
they tell their travel companion all that has happened to this man from
Nazareth, calling him a great teacher, a prophet and miracle worker, someone
respected by God and the people. Their hope, now crushed, had been that this
Jesus would be the Messiah to rescue Israel. Jesus listens to their lack of
understanding, their misplaced, unfulfilled hope. So often, like these two
leaving Jerusalem, we walk the wrong way, doubt the messages, miss the presence
of God. Nurturing our disappointments, we fail to see the bigger picture.
Bread
of Heaven – Surrounded by multiple translations of the Bible’s holy, sacred
writings and historical records and theological commentaries to help me
understand, still, I turn and focus on my problems, my concerns, my needs. My
demons may not be unbelief, but they interfere with my faith. When my hope in
Jesus is replaced by doubt, when my faith in God is exchanged for power of the
world, when my love for others becomes self-serving, then, I, too, am leaving
Jerusalem without Jesus. Thank you, Jesus, for coming after me, for walking
beside me, for answering my soul’s deepest prayer, “Lord, always give us this bread”. – dho
Focus Point: Jesus listens to their lack of
understanding, their misplaced, unfulfilled hope.
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