MORNING GLEANINGS

Luke 24:45 “He opened their understanding that they might understand the Scriptures”

The two men on the way to Emmaus were discussing about the Lord’s crucifixion and the ‘rumour’ of His resurrection. These men, although heard that the Lord had risen, did not believe it.  The Lord wanted to remove their doubt and thus He walked with them and expounded the things mentioned about Him in the Scriptures.  When their eyes were opened they recognized Him.  So exited were they that they went all the way back to Jerusalem and told the eleven disciples about the Lord’s resurrection. 

The Lord, before His death, had repeatedly told His disciples that He would be killed and that He would resurrect on the third day.  However, in spite of the testimonies of the women and these two men, the cloud of doubt did not vanish from them.  Thus the Lord appeared to these disciples and not only did He reveal Himself, but also “He opened their understanding that they might understand the Scriptures.”

The Psalmist who penned the beautiful verse, “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path” (Ps. 119:105) pleads to the Lord 5 times in the same Psalm, “give me understanding” (vv. 34, 73, 125, 144 & 169).

When the Lord opened their understanding the very cowardice disciples turned out to be so brave and stepped into the battlefield, and they were later called as “men who turned the world upside down”.   With a view to do greater things for our Lord, let us pray at the dawn of 2010, “Lord give us understanding that we might understand thy Scriptures.”