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Have you ever wondered where God was when you needed Him? I’m sure that the two disciples on the road to Emmaus were wondering the same thing. But Jesus was right there walking with them and they didn’t even know it. Jesus walks with us every day and we often don’t recognize/perceive Him. The main reason is that we are not even looking!
Do you invite Jesus into your life each morning and thank Him for being there each night? We all need to feel the presence of God in our lives. But we also need to notice Him. When you’re in a hurry and all the lights are green, do you say “thank You LORD”? When the alarm doesn’t work but you wake up in time anyway, do you say “I thank God”? When your mind wanders as you walk or drive but come to just in time to avoid a disaster, or you need a hug and someone is right there offering one, does God come to mind?
In 2 Corinthians 11:14-15, Paul tells us, “And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.”
The Bible tells us angels are ministering spirits sent out to help believers (Hebrews 1:14).
In contrast, demons seek out mankind’s downfall. The Bible tells us that demons are fallen angels who joined Satan in his rebellion against God and who were defeated and cast out of Heaven along with Satan (Revelation 12:7-9). Demons continue to serve the devil in his attempt to lead the world away from God and into sin. Jesus will ultimately banish Satan and his demons into the eternal fire.
Jesus walks with us every day. He is there in the ordinary circumstances of our lives as well as in all the people we meet. Sometimes, we are the ones called to be Jesus for others. Are we open for that? Each time we pray, Jesus gives us the strength to become more like Him as well as to make us more open to coming to recognize Him in others.
We must remember, however, that Jesus didn’t just walk with the disciples, He taught them. He opened up the Scriptures to them so that they would know Him better. We are also called to get to know Him better and one way of doing that is to open the Scriptures at home each day so that we will know Christ better and so be able to bring others to know Him better as well.
And we pray:
Lord Jesus, each moment You avail Yourself and walk beside me, all glory to You – Alleluia. Please move me to be still in spirit and embrace You in all I do, Amen. Things have been done in the spiritual realm, my testimony has been Spoken by The Father of ALL. Use me LORD, I pray, Amen.