Following the Breadcrumbs

So, I  know I haven’t been great about keeping to the Tuesday/Friday clue schedule. I’ve been getting our old house ready to sell and it has been keeping me busy. But I’ve got to tell ya, I have had a great time putting together this treasure hunt. Finding the right chest, assembling the treasure and choosing the spot were all so much fun. When it came time to actually hide it, I enjoyed traipsing around looking for the perfect place. I kept thinking that I wish I had my family out there with me. I had fun working with Chatgpt to develop the poem and tweaking it here and there. But, I think the most fun I’ve had is coming up with the additional clues. Trying to come up with breadcrumbs that point to the destination without blatantly giving it away. (Although I think I only have one more clue before I’m going to start getting more direct)

As much fun as I have had, I can’t wait until it is over. I can’t wait to see someone put the pieces together. I’m looking forward to posting pictures that correspond with each clue and explain the riddles.

The other day as I was coming up with a clue, I had to stop and wonder if God ever has the same feelings. We all have passages of the Bible that puzzle us a bit. There are things in this world we have trouble making sense of. Sometimes, we might look around and wonder how others cannot see the breadcrumbs pointing in the direction of God. Other times, we may feel lost and directionless.

In the 24^th chapter of Luke, Jesus meets a couple of guys who were probably feeling a bit lost after his crucifixion..

¹³ Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles^[a] from Jerusalem. ¹⁴ They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. ¹⁵ As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; ¹⁶ but they were kept from recognizing him.

¹⁷ He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk along?”

They stood still, their faces downcast. ¹⁸ One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, “Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?”

¹⁹ “What things?” he asked.

“About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. ²⁰ The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; ²¹ but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. ²² In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning ²³ but didn’t find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. ²⁴ Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see Jesus.”

²⁵ He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! ²⁶ Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” ²⁷ And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.

²⁸ As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued on as if he were going farther. ²⁹ But they urged him strongly, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them.

³⁰ When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. ³¹ Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. ³² They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”

How crazy would this be? The apostles were among those that were closest to Christ and yet we see so many examples of them misunderstanding the words of Jesus. Could you imagine being one of these guys? Sitting down with Jesus and having him explain all the Scriptures that pointed toward Him. Going through all the prophecies and connecting all the dots.

There are plenty of verses in the Bible talking about prophecies that have been revealed, things that will be revealed later, and how God has orchestrated things. I’m not sure how everything fits together, but I hope one day to find out.