Deeper Life #296

And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.

—Luke 24:15

HOW DID JESUS CHRIST DEAL with the foolishness of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus? This is stupidity on another line: a stupidity of simple souls, honest and true, who had become blinded by their own grief and their own point of view.

Jesus said to them: “O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!” (Luke 24:25). Here the word fools might be translated, “My little children, when will you believe what the prophets have written?” This is stupidity of a totally different order—a stupidity that Jesus deals with very pointedly, but very patiently. It is a stupidity that obliterates one’s understanding of the Word of God because of personal grief, sorrow, or perplexity.

Is Jesus Christ saying to you, “My child, when will you believe what I say?” Is there a particular problem in your life that has made you become slow of heart to believe? Do not let the stupidity grow. Seek what the Word of God has to say about it.

Oh, there is such a need for people who will search the Bible and learn what God is saying to them!

Prayer Thought: Forgive me, Lord, when I am slow to fully believe. Increase my faith in You.

SUGGESTED READING: Luke 24:13–23