2016年3月28日
驚喜！Surprised!
读经: 路加福音24章13-35節
Reading: Luke 24:13-35
他們的眼睛明亮了，這才認出祂來。-路加福音24章31節
Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him.- Luke 24:31
全年读经: 士師記4-6章;路加福音4章31-44節
Bible in a Year: Judges 4–6; Luke 4:31-44
義大利畫家卡拉瓦喬（1571-1610年）最為人所知的，是他火爆的性格和異於傳統的藝術技巧。他以平凡的勞動大眾作為聖徒畫像的模特兒，讓觀賞畫作的人覺得自己就是畫中之人。在《以馬忤斯的晚餐》這幅畫中，描繪了門徒認出耶穌就是那位復活主的情景（路加福音24章31節）。客店老闆站立在一旁，耶穌和兩位門徒坐在桌邊，其中一位門徒在驚慌之餘，正要站起來，另一位則驚愕地張開雙手。
根據路加福音記載，這兩位門徒立刻回到耶路撒冷，在那裡找到十一位使徒和其他聚在一起的人，於是便對他們說：「主果然復活，已經現給西門看了。」他們把路上所遇見，以及主擘餅的時候怎麼被他們認出來的事，都述說了一遍（33-35節）。
屬靈導師章伯斯說：「耶穌很少在我們預期的時間或地點出現；祂往往以看似最不合邏輯的方式、出現在最意想不到之處。上帝的工人唯有時刻預備好自己，迎接祂出其不意的造訪，才能忠心地服事祂。」
今日無論我們走在哪一條道路上，願我們都能準備好，迎接耶穌以新奇、令人驚喜的方式向我們顯現。
主耶穌，求祢開啟我們的雙眼，
使我們看見復活的基督今日就在我們身旁，
並在我們面對的各種處境中動工。
凡樂意尋找主耶穌的人，必會尋見祂。
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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610), an Italian artist, was known for his fiery temperament and unconventional technique. He used ordinary working people as models for his saints and was able to make viewers of his paintings feel they were a part of the scene. The Supper at Emmaus shows an innkeeper standing while Jesus and two of His followers are seated at a table when they recognize Him as the risen Lord (Luke 24:31). One disciple is pushing himself to a standing position while the other's arms are outstretched and his hands open in astonishment.
Luke, who records these events in his gospel, tells us that the two men immediately returned to Jerusalem where they found the eleven disciples and others assembled together and saying, " 'It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon.' Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread" (vv. 33-35).
Oswald Chambers said, "Jesus rarely comes where we expect Him; He appears where we least expect Him, and always in the most illogical connections. The only way a worker can keep true to God is by being ready for the Lord's surprise visits."
Whatever road we are on today, may we be ready for Jesus to make Himself known to us in new and surprising ways.
Lord Jesus, open our eyes to see You, the risen Christ, alongside us and at work in the circumstances of our lives today.
To find the Lord Jesus Christ we must be willing to seek Him.