"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
I love the idea here that Christ "opened their understanding." I think that part of it could be just him explaining it to them, but he had done that before his death, and so this time seems different, perhaps a spiritual gift, helping them to understand on a deeper level.
I think that Christ still does this for us sometimes. When a scripture strikes us in a new way, or it seems that a talk in church or at conference is speaking directly to us, or something that we absolutely couldn't understand before finally gets through to us. As we invite God into our lives, he can help us understand more and more of the gospel and his great plan of happiness.
Today, let's not despair or give up when we don't get something. Let's keep reading and doing as God asks, and turn to Him and ask him to open our understandings, and help us to grasp the ideas behind the commandment or principle that we aren't getting. God will help us to understand... in his own time of course. Faith is still important, and sometimes we need to trust enough to walk forward anyway, but as we do, God helps us to learn and understand more.
