Wednesday Devo
Scripture:
Luke 24:25-27
25 Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish people! You find it so hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures. 26 Wasn’t it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his glory?” 27 Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
25 Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish people! You find it so hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures. 26 Wasn’t it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his glory?” 27 Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
Commentary:
24:25 O foolish ones is a more precise translation than “O foolish men,” because the Greek text does not specify whether these were two men or a man and a woman (perhaps a husband and a wife) walking together.
24:26 Was it not necessary refers to the fact that the entire OT had shown how God brought his chosen leaders first through suffering and then to glory. Therefore the Messiah himself, in fulfillment of this extensive pattern and in fulfillment of many prophecies, would also first suffer before entering into his glory (see 9:22; cf. 24:44). This glory, foreshadowed in 9:32, comes at his resurrection and then more fully at his ascension into heaven (22:69; Acts 2:33; 7:55; 22:6–11; Phil. 2:8–11; Heb. 1:3).
24:27 Moses and all the Prophets refers to the entire OT, also summarized as all the Scriptures. Jesus explained to them how not only the explicit prophecies about the Messiah but also the historical patterns of God’s activity again and again throughout the OT looked forward to Jesus himself.
24:26 Was it not necessary refers to the fact that the entire OT had shown how God brought his chosen leaders first through suffering and then to glory. Therefore the Messiah himself, in fulfillment of this extensive pattern and in fulfillment of many prophecies, would also first suffer before entering into his glory (see 9:22; cf. 24:44). This glory, foreshadowed in 9:32, comes at his resurrection and then more fully at his ascension into heaven (22:69; Acts 2:33; 7:55; 22:6–11; Phil. 2:8–11; Heb. 1:3).
24:27 Moses and all the Prophets refers to the entire OT, also summarized as all the Scriptures. Jesus explained to them how not only the explicit prophecies about the Messiah but also the historical patterns of God’s activity again and again throughout the OT looked forward to Jesus himself.
Question:
- When these disciples didn't recognize Jesus, and apparently still weren't putting together what was actually going on, He proceeds to tell them how everything in the Old Testament pointed to Him. He might have talked them through the very first Gospel presentation in Genesis 3, where God tells Eve that her offspring will crush the head of the serpent. Or maybe about how Noah and his ark would save a select people from the wrath of God. Or maybe the story of Abraham and Isaac when on the very mountain Jesus was crucified God provided a ram to be a substitute sacrifice for Isaac, dying in his place. Jesus connected His life and ministry to the Scriptures. It's all about Jesus. It all points to Jesus. And since it's all about HIM, that means it's not all about YOU. It's about HIS fame and glory, not YOURS. But we tend to read ourselves into the Scriptures we read, picking and choosing verses that we can "get something out of." Are you ever tempted to take this selfish approach to reading Scripture? What would it look like to instead read it looking for signs of Jesus and the Gospel?
- Clayton shared a list of things every Christian should believe. Which of these words were new to you? Which one(s) do you think most casual, cultural Christians completely miss?
- INCARNATION - God in a body
- PROPITIATION - suffering/atonement/crucifixion that takes away the wrath of God
- RESURRECTION - Jesus raised to life for our justification
- REGENERATION - when someone is personally born again... not just intellectual, religious knowledge, but becoming a new creation because of a real heart change
- MISSION - being a witness for the Gospel
- ASCENSION - Jesus ascending into heaven
- GLORIFICATION - where Jesus is now, in His resurrected body, and where we will be some day
- REVELATION - He's coming back!
Pray:
- That you would remember Scripture is about Him and His glory.
- That you wouldn't be tempted to read yourself into His story.
This Week's City 7;
Try to commit to memory!
4. Can a person be good enough to go to heaven? No. Because Jesus rose from the dead proving He is God, I believe a person is saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.
(John 1:12, 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 4:1-25, 5:1-2, 6-11, 6:23, 10:1-4, 10:9; Galatians 3:26; Ephesians 2:1-9; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; Titus 3:4-7)
(John 1:12, 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 4:1-25, 5:1-2, 6-11, 6:23, 10:1-4, 10:9; Galatians 3:26; Ephesians 2:1-9; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; Titus 3:4-7)
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