Walking with the Stranger

Luke 24:13-16 NIV
Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 15 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; 16 but they were kept from recognizing him.

In the New Creation—

1. We walk Jesus.

Ephesians 2:13 NIV
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

2. We walk .

Matthew 6:9 NIV
This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name…”

3. We listen to His .

Luke 24:17-19 NIV
He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk along?” They stood still, their faces downcast. 18 One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, “Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” 19 “What things?” he asked. “About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied.

Oh my soul, be prepared for the coming of the Stranger.
Be prepared for him who knows how to ask questions.
–T.S. Elliot, “The Rock”

Luke 24:27 NIV
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.

1 Corinthians 15:3-4 NIV
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.

Luke 24:28-29 NIV
As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued on as if he were going farther. 29 But they urged him strongly, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them.

4. We encounter Him at the .

Luke 24:30-31 NIV
When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. 31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. 

Acts 2:42 NIV
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

Acts 2:47 NIV
… And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

5. We share our with others.

Luke 24:32-35 NIV
They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” 33 They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, assembled together 34 and saying, “It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon.” 35 Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread.

“Let all the brethren preach by their deeds” –Francis of Assisi