Then he said to them, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled." Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.
(Luke 24:44-49).
Only Jesus can give us a proper understanding of the Word of God, since He is in fact the living Word (John 1:14). I have been praying for more understanding of the Scriptures, as well as for strength to be able to comprehend God's great and incomprehensible love. Just as Paul prayed for the Ephesians, that God would grant them according to the "riches of his glory" to be "strengthened with power through his Spirit" in the inner man, so that "Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith." He also prayed that "being rooted and grounded in love, [you] may have strength to comprehend with all the saints... the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge" (see Ephesians 3:15-19).
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"I have been praying for more understanding of the Scriptures, as well as for strength to be able to comprehend God's great and incomprehensible love."
That is my prayer too. It is important that we understand His precious Word!
Great post.
God bless you brother.
-Michelle
That is great Michelle, that you pray for the same thing... "Mat 21:22 And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith."
May the Lord continue to teach you wonderful things out of His Word.
When people see the greatness of their sin, when they recognize that they can do nothing to remove their guilt, when they understand that judgement is near, they will flee from the coming wrath" (Matt. 3:7), crying "What must I do to be saved?" (Acts 16:30). Suddenly God's grace seems so big!
a voice crying out
"Suddenly God's grace seems so big!"
Amen to that Amy... and suddenly Christ Jesus seems so much more precious than ever! Thanks for commenting here, I am going to check out some more of your blog, "A Voice Crying Out".
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