“Were not our
hearts burning within us
while he talked with us on the road . .
.”
Luke 24:32
All followers of Christ can have their own
Emmaus road trip with all its possibilities.
It is not difficult to identify with the two disciples in the original
story of Christ on the Emmaus road (Luke 24:13-32). When we journey with Christ, the Scriptures
come alive and communicate to us God’s perfect love, wisdom, and compassion.
It’s a old cliché: “Life is a journey.”
Its true.
Life is a social, spiritual road trip.
I have two terrific children, now
adults.
Together, we love road trips.
Getting on the road and driving across country
occasions a remarkable opportunity for deepening relationships.
That’s what took place in the Gospel of Luke with
the two disciples on the road to Emmaus.
That’s what happens every time I pack up the car and go on a road trip.
My son is now thirty-two years old in Salvation
Army ministry in Seattle. We recently
took an overnight road trip together.
Starting with the ferry from south Seattle over to the peninsula, we
drove up to Port Angeles, and camped overnight in Olympic National Park. It was a glorious day. We made our way up to Hurricane Ridge, viewed
snow covered Mt. Olympus in one direction and Victoria, British Columbia and
the Canadian Rockies in the other.
Spectacular! More spectacular was
the conversation there and back. As well
as I knew my son, I now know him even more.
Even better, I know his heart, and I know much more about the nature of
his walk now with the Lord. And he knows
mine. Road trips do that. Putting time
in on our spiritual road trip with Jesus does that too.
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Father and Son at Hurricane Ridge |
Road trips make possible deeper
acquaintances. We get to know the
other(s) better. We make new
discoveries. As the conversation deepens so the relationships deepen. It becomes clear that there is more to the
other person than we knew. There’s always more.
So, here’s a question. What about your Emmaus road trip? Where are you in your life long road trip
with Jesus? How acquainted are you with
God today? Do you know something about
Jesus, or a great deal? Do you know him
personally as Lord and Savior and know him well? Is he your intimate friend with whom you walk
often, even daily, and so you are being formed and perfected in the likeness of
Jesus, filled with the fullness of God by the Holy Spirit? Wherever you are in your road trip, there's always more.
In the company of Jesus, there’s
yet more blessings of God's perfect, holy love along the way. If you’re not on the road with
Him, if you've wandered off alone or in another direction, start again. An Emmaus road trip can be yours.
He’s just waiting for you to get in step and on the road again. The views will be glorious. Glory to God!
If we walk in
the light as He is in the light
We have
fellowship with one another,
and the blood of
Jesus Christ
purifies us from all sin.
1 John 1:7
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