"And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem."
Luke 24:44-47
This struck me today as fascinating because Christ, after his death and resurrection, takes the time to help his disciples to understand the scriptures about him. I mean it makes sense because they needed to go out and preach to the world, and to understand the doctrine of Christ, but it's also kind of bizarre on another level, you know... this amazing miracle has just happened, and he is there, resurrected and alive, in front of them, and they go back and read a book about it.
I think the whole thing not only shows us how complete God's plan is, with everything laid out and perfect, but also how much is actually in the scriptures if we take the time to really study them with prayer and the guidance of the spirit. There is so much to learn, always. There is never a point at which we can say "oh, I've read that already" and get nothing more out of it. The scriptures just keep on teaching us.
Today, let's learn of Christ from the scriptures as well as our prayers, and really search to understand his life and his doctrine and his plan for all of us, as he asked his disciples to do. Let's learn about repentance and the remission of sins, and be ready to help spread his message to those that ask about the hope that is in us (1 Peter 3:15).
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem."
Luke 24:44-47
This struck me today as fascinating because Christ, after his death and resurrection, takes the time to help his disciples to understand the scriptures about him. I mean it makes sense because they needed to go out and preach to the world, and to understand the doctrine of Christ, but it's also kind of bizarre on another level, you know... this amazing miracle has just happened, and he is there, resurrected and alive, in front of them, and they go back and read a book about it.
I think the whole thing not only shows us how complete God's plan is, with everything laid out and perfect, but also how much is actually in the scriptures if we take the time to really study them with prayer and the guidance of the spirit. There is so much to learn, always. There is never a point at which we can say "oh, I've read that already" and get nothing more out of it. The scriptures just keep on teaching us.
Today, let's learn of Christ from the scriptures as well as our prayers, and really search to understand his life and his doctrine and his plan for all of us, as he asked his disciples to do. Let's learn about repentance and the remission of sins, and be ready to help spread his message to those that ask about the hope that is in us (1 Peter 3:15).
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