The legitimacy of Christ Jesus!

Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” Luke 24:31-32

God spoke to me with the title for this blog and told me to illustrate this spiritual principle with the interaction between Jesus and two men walking on the road to the city of Emmaus.

The men were downcast thinking about the recent events concerning the death of Jesus. 

Jesus appeared to these men incognito and entered into a conversation with them.

After listening to their doubts about whether Jesus was the Messiah, He spoke scripture to them and the words were like a burning fire in their hearts.

The men invited Jesus to have dinner with them and after the meal Jesus revealed His identity to them and then disappeared.

These men will never again doubt the legitimacy of Jesus.

You can have this same experience today with Jesus. 

You won’t find the legitimacy of Jesus through personal testimony. And, you can’t find the Living Jesus by going to church, reading spiritual books or participating in religious activities.

So how do you overcome this cloud covering the face of Jesus?

How does Jesus change from a historical figure in the Bible to reality in your life?

You have to approach the Living God with an open heart. The misnomer is thinking God is distant and cannot be touched. Nothing is further from the truth.

The first step is to reach out to Jesus by faith. Set aside your perceptions or feelings about God. 

This has to be a moment of faith, believing in something you cannot see.

Come to Jesus by faith and make a decision to live for Him. God will seal you with the Holy Spirit. He is the life of Christ and will interact with you like the two men in this story who encountered Jesus.

Jesus said the wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.

Jesus will appear in your life and there will be no doubt in your heart about the Living Christ.

Jesus may do this through a vision or simply by hearing His voice. Or, you might experience a transfigured moment with Jesus and see His greatness and glory.

There is no one like Him!