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Devotional for April 6, 2026

CAN YOU RECOGNIZE JESUS CHRIST?

SCRIPTURE READING - 📖 Luke 24:14-16

“And they talked together of all these things which had happened. So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him.”

Additional Verses

📖 Mark 16:12-14; Luke 24:13-43; Acts 9:1-9

Many people today while they may know the Bible from Genesis to Revelation with some actually being great preachers yet many such people cannot at all recognize His presence when He draws close to them. Many will even let Him pass them while they continue to discuss about Him. This was the case with the two of His disciples who were travelling to Emmaus. They were so immersed in their conversation concerning the events of His death and His Resurrection and yet He was so close to them. Their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him. And He said to them, “What kind of conversation is this that you have with one another as you walk and are sad?” (Luke 24:17). Then the one whose name was Cleopas answered and said to Him, “Are You the only stranger in Jerusalem, and have You not known things which happened there in these days?” (Luke 24:13-18). Can you imagine that the same Jesus Christ whom these two disciples were talking to each other about was the same person who approached them and still they could not recognize Him. They had been with Him for three years under His mentorship and yet they failed to recognize Him. Jesus Christ went on to expound the Scriptures to them concerning all that happened to Him, still they remained closed and could not recognize Him. It was only after they invited Him to put up with them that their eyes were opened as He broke the bread and gave it to them. This is what they said to each other after He suddenly vanished from them, “Did not our hearts burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?” (Luke 24:32). At least the two disciples, even while they were so closed, they had the compassion to invite a stranger into their home. Many in Churches today, despite that they are still searching for Christ in the Scriptures, it is sad that they continue to fail to recognize His presence in their midst. Today I am asking you to ask God to open your eyes just as He opened the eyes of the two disciples after they invited Him to dine with them. Ask Him to come into your heart first and only then can He open your eyes to recognize Him. Matthew 7:21-23 says, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord! ‘Lord, will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” It doesn’t matter for how long you may have been a member of your Church. The disciples had been with Jesus Christ for three years and yet some, they still could not recognize Him. True faith is evidenced by being obedience to God, doing what the Word says to you, and not just verbal confession, attending church services or performing miracles. Revelation 3:20 says, “Here l am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, l will come in and eat with him and he with me.” Open your heart today and invite Him into your life and you will certainly experience the resurrection power of the Son of God. Alleluia!

Prayer

Thank You Father for teaching me through Your Word that it is more important to recognize Your Risen Son Jesus Christ, than to know the whole Bible and yet without being able to recognize Him. May You therefore open my eyes of faith and my heart in order that I may be able to recognize Your Son just like what happened later, to Cleopas and his companion. In Jesus Christ’s mighty name I pray. Amen.