24/04/2026
Let's Eat With The Risen Christ
Luke 24:30-32
One of our greatest assets as Christians is the ability to hear God's voice. Jesus said when the Spirit of Truth comes, he will lead you into all truth; he will not speak of His own; he will tell you of things to come. All these references to the Holy Spirit make absolutely clear that He speaks to us. Jesus also speaks a lot about listening and hearing: “Those who have ears to ear let them hear what the Holy Spirit says to the church”. At one point he said: “take heed to what you hear”. So hearing and listening are very important to the Lord and should be prioritized. In our Scripture reflection this week, Luke 24:30-32, I contrast hearing with seeing things clearly, a type of hearing that brings forth understanding.
After Jesus's resurrection, he joined a few disciples along the road to Emmaus, while they discussed the recent events (crucifixion, resurrection and the empty tomb). Upon listening to them, Jesus spoke about the prophesies of his death and resurrection that had to come to pass in order to fulfil the Scriptures. Then at the end of their journey, they bid him to stay with them for a meal. While he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened but then he disappeared from their midst.
The disciples had an eye-opening experience after Jesus gave them the bread. In their spirit and conscience, they received illumination. As with the disciples, we too have the ability to hear the voice of the Lord, to have our personal eye-opening experiences. These experiences give birth to deeper understanding of God's will for our lives. Just as our physical sight helps us to move around, and do things better than if we were blind, our spiritual sight contributes to our understanding of the things of God as they relate to our lives. When Jesus broke bread and gave it to the disciples, this act illuminated their spirit with a revelation that he was the Resurrected Christ. The moment he disappeared from their midst, they asked each other, "didn't our hearts burn within us?"
Don't ignore that burning in your heart; don't override that thought that illuminates your mind, especially when it is not from your own train of thoughts. God speaks to us every day, and He engages us by performing acts that burns within our hearts and open our eyes. If we fail to respond to the burning of our hearts or fail to respond correctly when he opens our understanding to something important in our life or in our relationship with Him, we may miss a greater blessing. Jesus disappeared from the disciples’ midst, then they came to the realization that it was Him. Jesus Christ is not just the Light of the world, but the Light that enables us to see and understand things better. As He feeds us with the bread (His sustenance), we must eat it, digest it, and let it remove the scales from our eyes, and bring forth understanding.
R.G. 20/04/26
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