Verse of the Day 2/20
Luke 24:44-45 Then he said, "When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms must be fulfilled." 45 Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. New Living Translation (NLT)
In yesterday's post we considered how Peter stressed the importance of paying attention to scripture in living our lives. Peter knew what the mountaintop experience was like, but what would carry him, what carries us day by day is reading and understanding God's Word and His will for our lives through it.
In today's passage, Jesus appears to His disciples after the resurrection. They had had inumerable experienece while they were with Him during His ministry but now, with His immanent departure they would have to depend upon His words and the words of the scriptures, inspired by God to guide them. Then He "opened their minds" to understand the scriptures. The Holy Spirit has been given to us to do the same thing for us.
It is not something that we have to sit back and wait to happen. Paul prayed for the church in Ephesus and in his letter, the prayer carries over for us. We can also pray that prayer for ourselves and others that they eyes of our hearts may be opened to understand the scriptures.
Ephesians 1:18-20 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength 20 he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,
Open the eyes of my heart
I want to see You
I want to see You
Shinin' in the light of Your glory
Pour out Your power and love
As we sing holy, holy, holy
-- In Christ, Mike Folllow the Verse of the Day blog at http://mikesvotd.blogspot.com Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace. NIV
Luke 24:44-49 English Standard Version (ESV)
44 Then he said to them, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything 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 said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, 47 and that repentance for[a] the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."
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