Sadness.. It is a heaviness of heart we’ve all felt, brought on by various thing..…
It needs no introduction, when we are sad, it is evident. It shows itself in our expressions, our body language, our voice…even the words we choose are colored by the sadness of heart.
Sadness expresses itself as anger often….or hopelessness. Circumstances of life deeply affect us, and we process it….often in unwise and unhealthy ways. Often in cooperation with our enemy instead of with the Holy Spirit of God.
When sadness settles over us, we can listen to the wrong voice and become more defeated, angrier, hopeless, or depressed…or we can listen for the His Whisper and remember His promises.
There were some sad faces on the road to Emmaus. (Luke 24) They walked along with it all over their face, obvious to a fellow Traveler.
“What are you discussing…?” the Traveler asked.
“Are you the only one in Jerusalem who hasn’t heard..?”, they answered.
“What has happened?” the Traveler replied.
“Jesus of Nazareth…He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people !…”, they began to tell the Traveler. “…but we had hoped….” (Luke 24:21)
Things hadn’t turned out like they had expected. They had the scenario all worked out in their mind…and it didn’t turn out that way. So….the sadness came.
“What things?” Jesus asked . (Luke 24:29)
He asked what things brought on the sadness. He is still the same. The sadness we struggle against still concerns Him.
Lord Jesus, do not let us be slow to perceive Your Presence with us and in our circumstances. As You did then, on the road to Emmaus, do today…. in the places where we are, the roads we walk on… thru Your Holy Spirit, walk with us and reveal truth to us. As we open our Bible, teach us and enlighten us just as You opened scripture to these travelers on the road to Emmaus.
