Although I’m far from famous, there have been times when I’ve desired to travel incognito. Nothing is wrong with that, especially if our motives are ‘pure’. Consider Today’s Holy Nougat.
Luke 24:13, 15-16 CEB
[13] On that same day, two disciples were travelling to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.
[15] While they were discussing these things, Jesus himself arrived and joined them on their journey.
[16] They were prevented from recognizing him.
Incognito
I agree. The text is differently worded, but it alludes to the resurrected Christ travelling incognito. Yes, indeed. Y’shua’s identity was not revealed to those two disciples. I’m sure that I’m not the only one who wonders why. (With the exception of Peekaboo, I can’t say that I have a clear answer either).
What also struck me, however, is that we also don’t know the identities of the two other disciples. Were they also travelling incognito? What do you think?
Self-Check
What is our motive when we are low keyed about our presence in a space? Would Y’shua be proud of us?
Application
Although I have the benefit of the longer pericope, I’d like us to focus on the fact that the disciples were leaving Jerusalem. They might have been witnesses at Y’shua’s death, but it was very clear that they were ‘hot-footing’ their way out of town. Even as you wonder why I suggest this, I offer as my sole piece of evidence at this time the clue of the place name.
Not only was Emmaus a popular hot spring, but the Hebrew root Emmaus implied a spring of salvation. This is significant as we can only imagine the political tensions in Jerusalem leading up to and after Jesus’ crucifixion. Moreover, it is often assumed that anyone associated with Him would have been subject to persecution. Sounds like potential grounds for being incognito.
But what about us? We are sometimes guilty of being incognito believers. You know, those times when we try to be under the public radar as believers. When, like Peter at Y’shua’s trial, we seek to not only be incognito, but we also deny our affiliation with Y’shua.
Siblings, I’m leaving that thought right there for us.
Point to Ponder
What do our incognito moments say about our faith and our faithfulness?
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May all we seek be found in Christ
