We were hoping

But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened. Yes, and certain women of our company, who arrived at the tomb early, astonished us. When they did not find His body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said He was alive. And certain of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but Him they did not see.”
Then He said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?” And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. – Luke 24.21-27

The early disciples were in a bit of a state. It was Sunday. Thye were still trying to get their heads around the crucifixion of Jesus. Then they heard that His body was missing and even heard some rumours that the risen Christ had appeared to some of the disciples.

They were discussing this as they walked along the road the Emmaus when a traveller joined them. The didn’t recognise Him as Jesus as He joined the conversation. He asked what they were talking about and they spoke about Jesus when they said ‘we were hoping that He was the Redeemer.’ They we hoping that this was their Messiah who would deliver them from the authority and raise up the nation of Israel to their former glory. But now three days have passed since He died. And now His body is missing.

The sad things is that they had missed what He was hoping for. Despite all the promises and miralces and signs they were disappointed that their deliverance had not come- and they were too blind to see that He as walking by their sides.

How often do we do the exact same thing? How often do we miss seeing what is right before us because of our own lack of wisdom and discernment? As was the case for these disciples God doesn’t always do things they was we expect it to happen. I don’t want to be as blind as these guys were when it happens.