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THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD

“And it came to pass, as He [Jesus] sat at meat with them, He took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.  And their eyes were opened, and they knew Him; and He vanished out of their sight.” (Luke 24:30, 31).   St. Luke, the beloved physician, gives an account of something that happened after Jesus’ resurrection but before His ascension to heaven.   Luke is the only Gospel writer that included this story in the events of Jesus’ life; and, because of its uniqueness, it perhaps captures our attention all the more.   What did Luke want us to learn from this account?   “And, behold, two of them [two of Jesus’ disciples] went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.   And they talked together of all these things which had happened.” (Luke 24:13, 14).   On the Sunday morning that Jesus rose from the dead, several women who had followed the Lord during His ministry came to the t...
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AN OFFERING THAT IS WELL PLEASING

“Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against Me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, My people doth not consider.  Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.” (Isaiah 1:2-4).   My wife and I recently heard a preacher delivering a message to a large group of young people.  His text was from Luke chapter 6 which reads: “And why call ye Me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?” (Luke 6:46).  He said that Jesus often challenged the commitment of those who were following Him.  It was disciples that He was after, not just those who would follow when it was convenient for them – or wouldn’t follow Him at all.  To call Jesus our Lord and our Mast...
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CHARIOTS OF FIRE

In the sixth chapter of 2 Kings is the story of Elisha the prophet and his young servant who both needed deliverance from a great peril that they found themselves in.   God was faithful to His servants and sent a mighty deliverance in a unique and unprecedented way.   God is no less faithful toward you and me today.   When we find ourselves in difficulties, temptations, trials, or great peril; we can rely on the promises that God has given us in Christ Jesus to lead us to victory.   “Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.  And the man of God [Elisha the prophet] sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.  And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.” (2 Kings 6:8-10).   The king of Israel at...
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