May 25 Evening Devotional | Great Things God Has Shown | Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon

Evening, May 24 | “And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem … They began to relate their experiences on the road and how He was recognized by them...” —Luke 24:33,35 (NASB)

This Morning's Scripture Reading: Luke 24:28-35 (NASB)

And they approached the village where they were going, and He acted as though He were going farther. But they urged Him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day is now nearly over.” So He went in to stay with them. When He had reclined at the table with them, He took the bread and blessed it, and breaking it, He began giving it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight. They said to one another, “Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?” And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found gathered together the eleven and those who were with them, saying, “The Lord has really risen and has appeared to Simon.” They began to relate their experiences on the road and how He was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.

Devotional Video Transcript:

When the two disciples had reached Emmaus, and were refreshing themselves at the evening meal, the mysterious stranger who had so enchanted them upon the road, took bread and brake it, made himself known to them, and then vanished out of their sight.
They had constrained him to abide with them because the day was far spent; but now, although it was much later, their love was a lamp to their feet, indeed, wings also.
They forgot the darkness, their weariness was all gone, and immediately they journeyed back the seven miles to tell the gladsome news of a risen Lord, who had appeared to them by the way.
They reached the Christians in Jerusalem and were received by a burst of joyful news before they could tell their own tale.

These early Christians were all on fire to speak of Christ’s resurrection, and to proclaim what they knew of the Lord; they made common property of their experiences.
This evening let their example impress us deeply.
We too must bear our witness concerning Jesus.
John’s account of the sepulcher needed to be supplemented by Peter, and Mary could speak of something further still; combined, we have a full testimony from which nothing can be spared.
Each of us has peculiar gifts and personal experiences, but the one object God has in view is the perfecting of the whole body of Christ.
We must, therefore, bring our spiritual possessions and lay them at the apostle’s feet, and make distribution unto all of what God has given to us.

Keep back no part of the precious truth, but speak what you know, and testify what you have seen.
Let not the toil or darkness, or possible unbelief of your friends, weigh one moment in the scale.
Up, and be marching to the place of duty, and there tell what great things God has shown to your soul.

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