Our son, James, had to start wearing eye glasses for the first time~ He didn't even know he had a problem with his vision, but the eye doctor says his uncorrected vision is 20/70, so he had to get glasses. That makes me think about a Bible passage...
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)
You may not have trouble with your eyesight, but all of us have difficulty seeing and understanding things at times. 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 back to their home in the village of Emmaus when another traveler joined them on the road. 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 group sat down to eat and when the traveler broke the bread and blessed it, something happened. It was as if they had put on new eye glasses. 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 Jerusalem to tell the other disciples.
Sometimes we feel confused up and don't see things clearly. When that
happens, we need help understanding our lives more clearly. Get into God's word~ its great when we begin to see things more clearly. James didn't want to wear eye glasses, but he can see things now he didn't even know he was missing before. What are you missing? Find out. Visit Main Street Sunday and find out more about God's word and how it can change your life! Rob Combs, minister
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