The Miracle Table: REDISCOVERING THE POWER OF COMMUNION

by Andrew Murray

What were these two men doing as they were walking on the Emmaus Road that day? They were remembering. They were looking back to the crucifixion and death of Jesus. When they encountered the mysterious third man they continued this act of remembrance, going over once again the story of the death of the Nazarene. But surprisingly, this act of remembrance was doing them little good. They were downcast, discouraged and disappointed. They were looking back with nostalgia and wondering where it had all gone wrong. There was little hope or joy in their present and certainly not in their future. They didn’t realise that they were in the presence of the very One who they were remembering. Little did they realise that they had an opportunity to fellowship, commune with and encounter the One who had not only died, but who was alive, and was with them! They should have realised as He spoke with them and their hearts were ignited by the fire of heaven, that they were receiving more than a Bible study on the road that day, they were conversing with the very Word of God Himself. His life giving and life creating words were piercing their dullness and setting their hearts on fire.