July 28 2025

Monday July 28

The Best Bible Conference Ever

Luke 24:25-29

25 Then He said to them, "O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?" 27 And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. 28 Then they drew near to the village where they were going, and He indicated that He would have gone farther. 29 But they constrained Him, saying, "Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent." And He went in to stay with them.

Today we're continuing in Luke chapter 24, the resurrection chapter. When the women came to the tomb, they were perplexed because the stone was rolled away, but there was no body. And the answer was that they needed to remember God's Word. Today, are you perplexed about the problems of life, the problems in your family, and all the different difficulties or challenges that you're going through? You're perplexed as to what is going to happen? What is going on? Oh, my friend, remember the promises of Jesus. He had promised His followers that He will rise again. “He indeed is risen as He said”.

Next Luke tells us of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, and as they're walking, they're talking and questioning. In verse 15 says; “So it was while they conversed and reasoned that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were restrained so that they did not know who He was”. He was like a stranger. He begins walking with them and asked, "What are you talking about”? “What things happened in Jerusalem?" Of course He knew, but He wanted to hear them say it, and listen to them. They began to tell Him how disappointed they were because they thought that Jesus, the Messiah, would bring about His kingdom. How He had healed people and had done great miracles. And they were so disappointed and now they're discouraged because it didn’t turn out as they expected. And it says, their hearts were sad.

Finally Jesus speaks in verses 25-26, “Then He said to them, "Oh foolish ones and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken, ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?" And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself”. 

Can you imagine this Bible conference? Oh, don't you wish you could have been there? Imagine the greatest Teacher explaining the greatest themes from the greatest Book and bringing the greatest blessings to men's lives that opened their eyes to see Him and hearts opened up to receive the Word and lips opened to go back and tell others what Jesus had said to them. Wouldn't you have loved that?

Years ago, as I was reading Morning and Evening devotional by Charles Haddon Spurgeon every day, I came across the following devotional on January 18 in the evening section. And I thought I would share it today as we close our chat. Spurgeon wrote:

"The two disciples on the road to Emmaus had a most profitable journey. Their companion and teacher was the best of tutors; the interpreter one of a thousand, in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. The Lord Jesus condescended to become a preacher of the gospel, and He was not ashamed to exercise His calling before an audience of two persons, neither does He now refuse to become the teacher of even one. Let us court the company of so excellent an Instructor, for till He is made unto us wisdom we shall never be wise unto salvation.

This unrivalled tutor used as His class-book the best of books. Although able to reveal fresh truth, He preferred to expound the old. He knew by His omniscience what was the most instructive way of teaching, and by turning at once to Moses and the prophets, He showed us that the surest road to wisdom is not speculation, reasoning, or reading human books, but meditation upon the Word of God. The readiest way to be spiritually rich in heavenly knowledge is to dig in this mine of diamonds, to gather pearls from this heavenly sea. When Jesus Himself sought to enrich others, He wrought in the quarry of Holy Scripture.

The favoured pair were led to consider the best of subjects, for Jesus spake of Jesus, and expounded the things concerning Himself. Here the diamond cut the diamond, and what could be more admirable? The Master of the House unlocked His own doors, conducted the guests to His table, and placed His own dainties upon it. He who hid the treasure in the field Himself guided the searchers to it. Our Lord would naturally discourse upon the sweetest of topics, and He could find none sweeter than His own person and work: with an eye to these we should always search the Word. O for grace to study the Bible with Jesus as both our teacher and our lesson!”

God bless!