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Luke 24:45
KJV - Then he opened their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures.
NIV - Then he opened their minds that they may understand the scriptures.
We live down miles of dirt roads and consider our dusty cars a badge of honor of rural living. The problem is, at times our windshields are veiled with dust that obscures our view. We see well enough, but what a difference it makes when you stop to clean the windshield and can see things so much better. Yesterday morning was such a day, and once clean, the beauty of God's blessed creation becomes so much clearer.
That is certainly an inadequate comparison to the realization when our Risen Lord revealed himself to the astonished disciples, but is very instructive to the importance of studying God's Holy Word. We are able to hold in our hands the culmination all of His promises and can grasp the significance of His Resurrection.
It is not like the disciples were packing a bundle of scrolls they could whip out , cross reference, and flip pages to confirm that Jesus was the Savior God promised in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:15). After all, they were probably driving with a dirty windshield at the time.
Christ's Resurrection is the fulfillment of all that God promised. As glorious as His arrival on Christmas, as sad as the Crucifixion , when His precious, sinless blood was shed on our behalf, are steps along the way to His joyful Resurrection and our redemption through Him.
We may look through a dusty windshield and see the problems of the world. We may allow ourselves to be discouraged by all of the things we wish were different, but when we turn to God's Word, clean our windshields, His vision of eternal love and reconciliation with God comes in to focus and we understand that everything is going to be all right. We must share this understanding with others, there are lots of dirty windshields out there.
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