Day One: Luke 24:1-8 “On the first day of
the week, very early in the morning, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices
they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb. They went in
but did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about
this, suddenly two men stood by them in dazzling clothes. So the women were
terrified and bowed down to the ground. ‘Why are you looking for the living
among the dead?’ asked the men. ‘He is not here, but He has been resurrected!
Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, “The Son of
Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men, be crucified, and rise on
the third day”?’ And they remembered His words.”
I SOMETIMES GET
ACCUSED of having selective hearing. This accusation most frequently comes from
my wife. She will ask me a question and I will respond. But by the time she
walks away, I often completely forget the question she asked me! I always hear
my wife’s voice, but I don’t process and comprehend the words that are spoken.
Does this ever happen
to you? A parent or a teacher tells you something important, you hear them
speak to you, but the statement doesn’t really sink in? Maybe you even answer,
but five minutes later you completely forget the conversation ever happened?
For whatever reason,
we all have conversations sometimes. You may even say that we often only “hear
what we want to hear.” It seems like the disciples and the women experienced
this same “hear what they want to hear” phenomenon when Jesus would speak about
the end of His time on earth. He repeatedly told them about His death and
resurrection, but they were still shocked when these events actually came to
pass.
What would make the
people around Jesus hear His words but not actually comprehend his message?
Perhaps it was just too difficult to fathom until the events actually occurred.
Once the resurrection
took place, the disciples and the women were able to connect the dots in their
hearts and minds. Many people today grow up hearing about Jesus. But, like the
disciples and women before the resurrection, they let the teachings of Jesus go
in one ear and out the other. We can’t be one of those people! The teachings of
Jesus cannot be viewed as some nugget of information to be filed away. The
teachings of Jesus must be understood as foundation for living on mission for
God!
PAUSE AND REFLECT
▷▷What does the phrase,
“you only hear what you want to hear” mean?
▷▷Does
this phrase ever describe you? Why or why not?
▷▷How can we ensure that we both hear and
comprehend the teachings of Jesus?
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