Failing to recognize God

(Note: For the second straight post, I am drawing inspiration from "Morning and Evening" by Charles Spurgeon.)

Luke 24 records the famous "Walk to Emmaus" in which, following Jesus' resurrection, Jesus joins two of his followers on a seven mile walk to Emmaus. However, his followers do not recognize him! As recorded in Luke 24:16 (NLT),

But God kept them from recognizing him.

The wording notes that God was responsible for their lack of recognition. But even so, their lack of immediate recognition seems hard to fathom. After all, they knew Jesus!

But on the other hand, doesn't this exactly describe our own lives? God tries numerous methods to grab our attention, but we often close our eyes and ears to spiritual matters, and instead we focus on tangible, earthly pursuits.

Today, let us pray for spiritual awareness, so that we can respond to God's call.