Evening
Time: 9:06 PM PST
"He expounded unto them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself."
--Luke 24:27
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!