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Morning and Evening

October 29, Evening

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"But their eyes were holden that they should not know Him." — Luke 24:16 · KJV

The disciples ought to have known Jesus; they had heard His voice so often, and gazed on that marred face so frequently, that it is a wonder they did not recognize Him. Yet is it not so with you also? You have not seen Jesus lately. You have been to His table, and you did not meet Him there. You are in dark trouble this evening, and though He plainly says, "It is I; be not afraid," yet you cannot discern Him. Alas, our eyes are held! We know His voice; we have looked into His face; we have leaned our head on His bosom; and yet, though Christ is very near us, we are saying, "Oh that I knew where I might find Him!" We ought to know Jesus, for we have the Scriptures to reflect His image; and yet how possible it is to open that precious book and get no glimpse of the Well-beloved! 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 do not behold Him. He is used to walking through the glades of Scripture and communing with His people, as the Father did with Adam in the cool of the day; and yet you are in the garden of Scripture but cannot see Him, though He is always there. And why do we not see Him? It must be ascribed, in our case as in the disciples', to unbelief. They evidently did not expect to see Jesus, and so they did not know Him. To a great extent, in spiritual things we get what we expect of the Lord. Faith alone can bring us to see Jesus. Make it your prayer, "Lord, open Thou mine eyes, that I may see my Savior present with me." It is a blessed thing to want to see Him; but oh, it is far better to gaze on Him! To those who seek Him He is kind; but to those who find Him, He is dear beyond expression.