EMMANUEL NOT EMMAUS
Luke 24:13-32

Frustration is defined as a feeling of dissatisfaction, often accompanied by anxiety or depression, resulting from unfulfilled needs or unresolved problems. Also, frustration can be a direct cause of distraction, discouragement and disappointment. Above all, wherever distraction has a place, discouragement and disappointment will be evident and it often leads to inability to see and hear from where there is a way to life. “Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened. 15 So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. 16 But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him.” (Luke 21:13-16)  After the breaking news of Christ’s resurrection, there were two of His followers traveling to Emmaus while others were scrambling and attempting to confirm the breaking news of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. The two on their journey to Emmaus were consumed by the “3Ds” (distraction, discouragement, and disappointment) because of Jesus’ death. As a result of the 3Ds manifestation in them they failed to see and could not identify with Jesus. Also, they could not listen to hear and identify the voice of Jesus. What is it that has come upon you on this journey of life? What is taking the driver’s seat in your vehicle of life’s journey? Luke 24:15-16, “So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. 16 But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him.” They could see in the physical, but they had lost sight of their Savior. They knew Jesus well, but they did not know Him well enough to identify with Him at the point of visitation after he had resurrected from where the devil could not hold Him captive. The two must have been at the point of frustration thinking their hope was gone. Are you experiencing frustration in any area of your life? Remind yourself that Jesus is not dead; He is a living God. Whenever frustration sets in, the 3Ds will take you for a ride in the wrong direction. When there is no sight or where sight becomes blurry, there will be a failure to see help whenever help is in place. At the time the two regained sight, it was time for Jesus’ departure. Luke 24:31, “Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight.” Your story does not have to be like the two that were on the way to Emmaus because Emmanuel is what you are looking for and He has risen for us. If you will begin to put frustration in it’s proper place. You will begin to journey with concentration, encouragement and effective results will reign through your entire journey.
 
Prayer for today: Ask God to deliver you from every spirit of anxiety and frustration.