Morning & Evening Devotional Reading–

October 29– Evening

by C. H. Spurgeon, revised and edited by W. C. Neff

“The eyes of the two men were confined, unable to see that it was Jesus.”

—Luke 24:16

These disciples ought to have known Jesus. They had heard his voice so often and gazed upon that marred face so frequently that it is a wonder they did not discover him. Yet, isn’t the same thing true of us? Perhaps you have not seen Jesus lately. You have been to his table but have not met him there. You are in a dark trouble this evening, and, though he plainly says, “It’s me; don’t be afraid,” yet you cannot discern him. Sadly, our eyes are confined.

We know his voice; we have looked into his face; we have leaned our head upon his chest, and yet, though Christ is near us now, we are saying “O, if only I knew where I might find him!” We should know Jesus, for we have the Scriptures to reflect his image, and yet how possible it is for us to open that precious book and have no glimpse of the One we love!

Dear child of God, are you in that state? Jesus feeds among the lilies of the word, and you walk among those lilies, and yet you don’t see him. He is accustomed to being in the Garden of Scripture to commune with his people as the Father did with Adam in the cool of the day, and you are in there but cannot see him.

Why don’t we see Jesus? Like those disciples, the explanation is unbelief. They did not expect to see Jesus, and, therefore, they did not. To a great extent in spiritual things, we get what we expect of the Lord. Faith brings us to see Jesus. So, make it your prayer: “Lord, open my eyes that I may see my Savior.” It is a blessed thing to want to see him. And yet, how much better it is to actually gaze upon him. To those who seek him, he is kind, but to those who find him, he is dear beyond expression! [M&E]