Our Daily Bread -- Surprised! March 28, 2016

Read: Luke 24:13-35 Bible in a Year: Judges 4-6; Luke 4:31-44 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him. —Luke 24:31 Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610), an Italian artist, was known for his fiery temperament and unconventional technique. He used ordinary working people as models for his saints and was able to make viewers of his paintings feel they were a part of the scene. The Supper at Emmaus shows an innkeeper standing while Jesus and two of His followers are seated at a table when they recognize Him as the risen Lord (Luke 24:31). One disciple is pushing himself to a standing position while the other’s arms are outstretched and his hands open in astonishment. Luke, who records these events in his gospel, tells us that the two men immediately returned to Jerusalem where they found the eleven disciples and others assembled together and saying, “ ‘It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon.’ Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread” (vv. 33-35). Oswald Chambers said, “Jesus rarely comes where we expect Him; He appears where we least expect Him, and always in the most illogical connections. The only way a worker can keep true to God is by being ready for the Lord’s surprise visits.” Whatever road we are on today, may we be ready for Jesus to make Himself known to us in new and surprising ways. —David McCasland Lord Jesus, open our eyes to see You, the risen Christ, alongside us and at work in the circumstances of our lives today. To find the Lord Jesus Christ we must be willing to seek Him. INSIGHT: Jesus’s actions in today’s reading opened eyes to the truth of who He is. The road-to-Emmaus encounter in Luke 24 points back to the Last Supper and forward to the words of Paul in 1 Corinthians 11:24-26. “ ‘This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me. . . . This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.’ For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.” Share your thoughts on today’s devotional on Facebook or odb.org.

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