The Things Concerning Himself - All The LORD is near Daily Devotionals for 2026

Then He said to them, “O 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.
Luke 24:25–27

The Things Concerning Himself
As the Lord Jesus drew near to these two disciples, they were heavy of heart and occupied with their disappointment and deflated anticipations. When our hearts are heavy, it has a tendency to affect many areas of our lives, even our perspective on the future. By the end of this chapter, we see that the Lord Jesus changes their perspectives, changes their hearts, ultimately changing their direction. They go from sad hearts to burning hearts, from shattered dreams to supreme delight. What made the difference? It was the presence of the Lord and the opening of His Word!

First, He takes time to draw near to them and walk with them. He is willing and waiting to do this with each of us, if we allow Him to. Second, He draws them out, observing their behavior; He listened to their hearts as they poured them out to Him. Peter encourages us to cast our cares upon Him, knowing He cares for us (1 Pet. 5:7). His ears are always open to hear the cries of His own! The third thing the Lord does is to present the correct mindset before them. Where can we find the correct thinking and outlook? Where is the truth to be found, but in the Word of God (2 Tim. 3:16–17)?

The Lord expounds or explains the Scriptures to them because it is only there we are able to interpret the present and gain strength for what is ahead! And above all, it opens to us “the things concerning Himself.”

Tim Hadley, Sr.