Sunday Reading: Luke 24:44-45
Key Verse: Luke 24:45
45 And He opened their mind to understand the Scriptures.
Devotion:
One of the most difficult books to sit down and read is probably the bible unless you are willing to take in what you read. If you approach the bible with a sceptical mind or one that does not want to seek the truth then you will find it an uphill struggle to read because Satan will throw just about every temptation and distraction your way so that you will give in to his ways rather than God’s ways. But if you are willing to seek the truth then God is the one who is going to explain His own word to you as you go through it; and when you do get stuck you will always have other Christians to go to to find out more about what you have read.
I am always amazed at how much I get simply from reading the bible. Each time I go through it I find out new treasures and new words of encouragement. Even when going through chapters that would otherwise be depressing for all the death and destruction that are in them, God will allow us to see reason behind what has happened in the past. When the disciples were meeting together after Christ had died and had risen they were still a bit sceptical because they had their doubts as to whether Christ had indeed risen. So when Christ appeared in their midst, they had a bit of a shock to start with.
Once they were over that initial shock they settled down to listen to Him with a new vigour and with an open mind, willing to now accept what Christ told them without doubts any more. What is it going to take for us to accept all of God’s Word without doubting parts of it? We need to accept the whole bible as the truth and not to take just the parts that we want otherwise we will be no better that the Scribes and Pharisees that Jesus called vipers! God has given us all of His Word so that we will understand it as a whole. He has given us all the truth so that we can know it as the truth and to trust in it wholly! He will give us understanding as long as we are willing to seek that understanding...
Points to Ponder:
Who do you listen to to find the latest news?
Are you willing to listen to God’s Word?
