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Opening Our Understanding

“‘Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.’ Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.” Luke 24:36-49

In the Upper Room in a house in Jerusalem, Jesus opens the disciples’ understanding. Frightened at first, they were assured when He showed them His nail wounds. The phrase “opened their minds to understand the Scriptures” conveys a supernatural work, enabling them to receive the truths He had spoken (again with notation here of Charles Spurgeon’s thoughts from Evening by Evening, 1868, day 01/19).

Many can share Scripture, but only Jesus prepares our hearts to receive it. Teachers speak to our ears, but Jesus speaks to our hearts. They offer the written word, but He gives us an inner taste for truth, helping us truly grasp its essence. Even those with little formal learning can become wise in God’s grace when Jesus, through His Spirit, unveils the mysteries of His kingdom.

Without His love, we would remain in darkness; only He can open our minds to understand spiritual truth. Just as an infant cannot scale the pyramids, we could never reach divine knowledge without His help. Jesus’ teachings show us not just what to believe, but how to believe.

SCRIPTURE FOCUS
Luke 24:36-49

INSIGHT
“Love in that story so tender,/ clearer than ever I see./ Stay, let me weep while you whisper,/ Love paid the ransom for me.” (Fanny Crosby, 1880)

THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR
1 Kings 1
Psalm 149
2 Timothy 1-2

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