"And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,
Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.
But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying."
Luke 9:43-45
I like the phrase "let these sayings sink down into your ears." I think what Christ is getting at is that sometimes we need to consider things on a deeper level, and actually think about the things that we don't understand. Maybe we need to let things sink so far down into our ears that they reach our brains? :)
When Christ says "Ask, and it shall be given you" (Matthew 7:7; Luke 11:9; 3 Nephi 14:7, etc.) I don't think he is just saying, hey, if you want to... he is telling us--commanding us even--to ask, to seek, to knock. He wants us to dig deeper and think about who we are and what the gospel means. Not so we can argue with people about it, but so that we can learn, and help, and lift.
Often, we are like the disciples here. We don't understand and we "fear to ask" ... because we might not want to hear what we think the answer is, or have the responsibility of knowing, or maybe we would rather think about something less mentally arduous. :) And, hey, I think it is okay to give our brains a rest sometimes. But other times, it is good to exercise them, and expand our capacity, and get closer to our potential.
Today, let's let God's words sink all the way into our brains, and if we don't understand them, let's keep thinking, and researching, and asking... let's hold God to his promise and find the answers.
Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.
But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying."
Luke 9:43-45
I like the phrase "let these sayings sink down into your ears." I think what Christ is getting at is that sometimes we need to consider things on a deeper level, and actually think about the things that we don't understand. Maybe we need to let things sink so far down into our ears that they reach our brains? :)
When Christ says "Ask, and it shall be given you" (Matthew 7:7; Luke 11:9; 3 Nephi 14:7, etc.) I don't think he is just saying, hey, if you want to... he is telling us--commanding us even--to ask, to seek, to knock. He wants us to dig deeper and think about who we are and what the gospel means. Not so we can argue with people about it, but so that we can learn, and help, and lift.
Often, we are like the disciples here. We don't understand and we "fear to ask" ... because we might not want to hear what we think the answer is, or have the responsibility of knowing, or maybe we would rather think about something less mentally arduous. :) And, hey, I think it is okay to give our brains a rest sometimes. But other times, it is good to exercise them, and expand our capacity, and get closer to our potential.
Today, let's let God's words sink all the way into our brains, and if we don't understand them, let's keep thinking, and researching, and asking... let's hold God to his promise and find the answers.
That’s good 😊 Thankyou🌺
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