{"product_id":"2940153465685","title":"\"Jesus Himself\"","description":"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE words, from which I want to\u003cbr\u003e present a simple message, will be found in the Gospel according to St. Luke,\u003cbr\u003e the 24th chapter and the 31st verse: “\u003ci\u003eAnd\u003cbr\u003e their eyes were opened, and they knew Him.”\u003c\/i\u003e Some time since, I preached a\u003cbr\u003e sermon with the words “Jesus Himself” as the text; and as I went home I said to\u003cbr\u003e those who were walking with me: “How possible it is to have Jesus Himself with\u003cbr\u003e us and never to know it, and how possible to preach of, and to listen to, all\u003cbr\u003e the truth about Jesus Himself and yet not to know Him.” I cannot say what a\u003cbr\u003e deep impression was made upon me as I thought over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow these disciples had spent a most blessed time with Jesus, but if\u003cbr\u003e they had gone away before He revealed Himself that evening, they would never\u003cbr\u003e have been sure that it was Jesus, for their eyes were holden that they should\u003cbr\u003e not know Him. That is, alas, the condition of a great multitude in the Church\u003cbr\u003e of Christ. They know that Christ has risen from the dead. They believe, and\u003cbr\u003e they very often have blessed experiences that come from the risen Christ. Very\u003cbr\u003e often in a time of Convention, or in time of silent Bible reading, or in a time\u003cbr\u003e of the visitation of God’s grace, their hearts burn; and yet it can be said of\u003cbr\u003e a people whose hearts are burning within them, that they did not know it was\u003cbr\u003e Jesus Himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd now if you ask me what is to be the great blessing to be sought, my\u003cbr\u003e answer is this: Not only should we think about Jesus Himself and speak about\u003cbr\u003e Him and believe in Him, but we should come to the point that the disciples in\u003cbr\u003e the text arrived at, “and they knew Him.” Everything is to be found in that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"CrossReach Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181944783088,"sku":"2940153465685","price":0.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940153465685_p0.jpg?v=1764053047","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940153465685","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}