The Walk That Changed Everything

As they make their way home, their hearts are broken. Everything they have patiently prayed for and hoped in has been crushed mercilessly before their eyes. Where faith once pulsed now only disappointment reigns. And though their friends have begged them to stay, home is the only place that makes sense to them – offering solace, safety, and a little sanity after the madness they have witnessed…

These two disciples of Jesus (possibly husband and wife) walk home together, reflecting on how their world has gone so badly wrong. Along the way, they are joined by a “stranger” (Jesus), who continues to walk with them for seven miles in the wrong direction! He interrupts their conversation, probes them with uncomfortable questions, and even rebukes them for their unbelief.

But as they walk and talk together, something starts to change when the stranger opens up the Scriptures in a way they’ve never experienced before. By the end of their walk, nothing will ever be the same again. Emmaus was their home, but not their destiny.

Dr John Andrews brings to light the story of the God who loves us, walks with us and, given the chance, will change us forever. Twenty-one centuries on from this story, we still need Jesus like the two needed Him. We need to see Him and know Him. We need the life and power of the Holy Spirit to form Jesus in us, so that the world can see and know Him through us!