Luke 24:44 He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.” 45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. 46 He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
Jesus and the disciples are in the upper room. Jesus has made his appearance and has demonstrated that he is not a ghost by eating a piece of fish and by allowing the disciples to touch him and to feel his wounds. Now Jesus is explaining his death and resurrection to the disciples, as well as giving the disciples an idea of their future ministry. Luke tells us that Jesus “opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.” For hundreds of years, men had been reading those same Scriptures in the temple, but they didn’t fully understand what the Scriptures were talking about. Now Jesus, the greatest Teacher of all time, helps the disciples to understand the Scriptures that they had read all their lives.
1. Jesus reminds the disciples of the prophecies regarding the Messiah.
2. Jesus advises the disciples that they have been eye witnesses to the fulfillment of these prophecies.
3. Jesus tells the disciples to stay in Jerusalem “until you have been clothed with power from on high.” At that point, the disciples were probably looking at each other and shrugging their shoulders some more.
Jesus opened the disciples’ minds to the Scriptures. God doesn’t play favorites. If we ask God to help us understand His Word, He will do so. And we should be asking for enlightenment each time we study the Scriptures. The more we study the Scriptures, the more we will understand about God and the closer we will come to God. Studying the Scriptures is like giving your mind a refreshing bath; you feel mentally and emotionally clean.
The disciples were eye witnesses to Jesus’ death and resurrection. We too have seen God working in our lives; each time we share what God has done for us, we are glorifying Him.
God had definite plans for the disciples. God has definite plans for each one of us. Right now many of us are at home due to the threat of COVID – 19. Rather than becoming frustrated, ask God what He wants you to do during this time. Trust God that He has definite plans and purposes for you, even now.
PRAYER: Father God, thank you that just as you had plans and purposes for the disciples, so you also have plans and purposes for us. Help us to seek your will for our lives and not to waste this precious time that you are giving us. In the mighty Name of Jesus. Amen.
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