“So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther, but they urged him strongly, saying, ‘Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent.’ So he went in to stay with them.” Luke 24:28-29
Jesus was willing to let the two disciples think that He had other business to attend to, some place down the road, when He acted as if He were going farther. But they pleaded with Him to stay with them. They wanted more of His words. But, in fact, Jesus was eager not only to continue to speak God’s Word to them, but He was eager to be with them, to sit at table with them, and to fellowship with them–to break bread with them.
Jesus is never too busy to meet with us–he doesn’t have more pressing work farther down the road. He always wants to sit with us–to fellowship with us. If it sometimes feels like God is distant, that He has greater things to attend to than to hear our prayers and to meet with us, it’s not so. Jesus is eager to sit and commune with us. And because He has risen and because He has ascended to the right hand of the Father His Spirit is able to meet with us anywhere and all at all times. But sometimes He does stand off–waiting for us to plead with him and urge Him strongly. He wants us to ask Him saying “stay with us.” He wants us to be eager for His word and His fellowship. Sometimes we fail to feel His closeness–we feel like God is far off busy with other matters–not because He has no time for us, but precisely because He wants our devotion. He wants us to hunger after Him.
Lord make me hungry for Your Word, for Your presence, and for Your fellowship. Stay with me! Let my heart burn within for You through Your word. Amen.
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