04/14/2025 – Let God’s Words Sink into your Ears
Scripture: Luke 9: 43 And they were all amazed at the majesty of God. But while everyone marveled at all the things which Jesus did, He said to His disciples, 44 “Let these words sink down into your ears, for the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.” 45 But they did not understand this saying, and it was hidden from them so that they did not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this saying.
Reflection: This was the third time the Lord Jesus revealed to His disciples the entire plan for His death on the cross and His resurrection. Yet, they did not get it. They could not accept it.
When this prophecy was fulfilled, they ran away. They thought everything was lost. Had they believed, they would have been waiting outside the tomb on the third day for our Lord’s resurrection.
The disciples of Christ demonstrated that it is entirely possible to follow Christ, to have a measure of faith, even to love Christ with as much love as our human hearts can hold and still fail to understand what the Lord is doing and what He is saying. The apostle Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 13 that we only know partially. One day we will know fully, but for now we must trust and follow Christ based on the partial knowledge we have.
Until you can receive the fullness, march forward with what you have received. The Lord was not yet giving them the ability to fully understand because they were not ready. When you are ready to believe, you will look back and realize that everything the Lord told you is true, and that He was with you every step of the way.