“Their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him” (Luke 24:16)

The disciples didn’t recognize Christ when He talked with them on the road, because “their eyes were restrained”. Even when He chided them for being “slow of heart to believe”, they still didn’t recognize Him.

Are we like these disciples? Do we go for many hours without acknowledging Christ with us? Yes, unfortunately, this is very common. It’s one thing to have an academic understanding of “Christ in you, the hope of glory”, and quite another to constantly walk with a sense of “righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit” (Romans 14:17).
 
The big question is, do we want just enough of Christ to not feel guilty? If that’s the case, it could be the reason we don’t involve Him in our everyday life. We don’t want to consider the fact He sees what we see, and hears what we hear, and knows our every thought. This is the psychological way we cover up things we don’t want anyone to know. Be honest. Are there things you would stop doing if you were aware of His presence?

If you’re brave, the next time you read Scripture, ask the Holy Spirit to help you see the motives of your heart.

“The Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart” (Hebrews 4:12).

This heart examination will only help if you humble yourself, and “receive with meekness the implanted Word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves” (James 1:21–22).

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