An Opened Mind
Luke 24:44-49
44 Now He said to them, “These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and He said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, 47 and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”
Many people wonder how the disciples could not understand about Jesus while spending three years with Him. They weren’t meant to understand until Jesus opened their minds to receive, comprehend, and understand what had happened. Understanding Scripture and rightly applying it is a gift from God.
Many people today can spend their entire life in the church attending worship and Bible studies and never fully grasp who Jesus is. Their minds are not opened to understand. Faith is not simply a matter of the spirit and heart. Faith also works in our minds. For a person to believe in Jesus fully by faith requires that heart, spirit, and mind are fully engaged with God.
It is never enough to simply know Scripture. Knowing Scripture IS vitally important; yet, knowing Scripture does not indicate a person’s relationship with Jesus. Knowing Scripture just means they know Scripture. A person must also know how to apply it to life and seek understanding through guidance by other Christians and, most importantly, through a prayerful relationship with God.
Is your mind opened to understand and apply Scripture—God’s Word—to your life? I pray that it is.
Please Pray This Week . . .
- A successful TLC Dinner on April 20
- An amazing outreach to our community through Vacation Bible School, July 21-25
- A successful Cabell-Lincoln Workcamp
- For safe Youth summer camp
- For successful outreach to Happy Feet soccer
