Slow of Heart: Luke 24:25-27
“25) And He said to them, “O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! 26) Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?” 27) Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.” Luke 24:25-27
I cannot labor this point to long; all of Scripture is important. Jesus was a teacher. His primary text was the Old Testament. Time and again during His public ministry, He open the scrolls and shared where they talked about Him.
Their eyes were closed because of unbelief. At the very least, you need to believe in everything the Old Testament prophets said about the coming Messiah.
Everything from His birth, the ministry of John the Baptist, the description of the miracle filled ministry of Jesus, His healing people, His teaching in parables, His scourging, the crucifixion, His descent into the lower parts of the earth, His resurrection, His glorification, His pouring out the Holy Spirit at Pentecost were all foretold in the Old Testament including God doing signs and wonders.
What was the problem? Their eyes and hearts were closed. They failed to understand that the God of the Old Testament is the God of the New Testament. He has not changed.
If you disbelieve the stories of God working throughout the Old Testament, you will disbelieve the miracles, teachings and power of Jesus as recorded in the gospels. If you disbelieve the gospels, you will disbelieve the powerful working of the of the Holy Spirit as recorded in the book of Acts and in the early church. If you disbelieve the book of Acts, you will never embrace or enter into the authority, the power or the fulness of God promised to the church in the epistles.
Notice, Jesus said they were “slow of heart to believe.” Don’t be slow of heart to believe.
Study, believe, embrace and live out everything the Bible teaches about being born again. Step into your position “in Christ.” Walk in your authority “in Christ.” Embrace the ministry and power of the Holy Spirit. Put off your old self, renew your mind through the word, and put on your new self.
As you study the New Testament, you need to believe, claim, apply, obey, live out, enter into, put on, act on and walk in everything God promises you in Christ. Stop being slow to believe.
Read slowing through every chapter of the Bible. Ask the Holy Spirit to open the eyes of your heart to the mysteries of Christ. Enter into the promised land of your position in Christ as a believer and the fulness of the Holy Spirit. Then get up and go live it out in your daily life and prepare to experience God in ways you never thought possible.
Jesus was actually stronger in what He said to them in this text. He said; “O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!” That pretty much describes the western church today! I am so tired of foolish and unbelieving seminary professors, Bible college teachers, pastors and so called “theologians.”
Paul summarized it well in 1 Corinthians 4:19-20. The kingdom of God is not empty words but power. If there is no power, there is a problem of unbelief.
Western church leaders need to stop spreading the lie that “God no longer works that way.” The problem is not with God. The problem is with their own foolish and unbelieving hearts. You either believe and embrace it all, or you really don’t believe it at all!
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
Sent from my iPhone
“25) And He said to them, “O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! 26) Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?” 27) Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.” Luke 24:25-27
I cannot labor this point to long; all of Scripture is important. Jesus was a teacher. His primary text was the Old Testament. Time and again during His public ministry, He open the scrolls and shared where they talked about Him.
Their eyes were closed because of unbelief. At the very least, you need to believe in everything the Old Testament prophets said about the coming Messiah.
Everything from His birth, the ministry of John the Baptist, the description of the miracle filled ministry of Jesus, His healing people, His teaching in parables, His scourging, the crucifixion, His descent into the lower parts of the earth, His resurrection, His glorification, His pouring out the Holy Spirit at Pentecost were all foretold in the Old Testament including God doing signs and wonders.
What was the problem? Their eyes and hearts were closed. They failed to understand that the God of the Old Testament is the God of the New Testament. He has not changed.
If you disbelieve the stories of God working throughout the Old Testament, you will disbelieve the miracles, teachings and power of Jesus as recorded in the gospels. If you disbelieve the gospels, you will disbelieve the powerful working of the of the Holy Spirit as recorded in the book of Acts and in the early church. If you disbelieve the book of Acts, you will never embrace or enter into the authority, the power or the fulness of God promised to the church in the epistles.
Notice, Jesus said they were “slow of heart to believe.” Don’t be slow of heart to believe.
Study, believe, embrace and live out everything the Bible teaches about being born again. Step into your position “in Christ.” Walk in your authority “in Christ.” Embrace the ministry and power of the Holy Spirit. Put off your old self, renew your mind through the word, and put on your new self.
As you study the New Testament, you need to believe, claim, apply, obey, live out, enter into, put on, act on and walk in everything God promises you in Christ. Stop being slow to believe.
Read slowing through every chapter of the Bible. Ask the Holy Spirit to open the eyes of your heart to the mysteries of Christ. Enter into the promised land of your position in Christ as a believer and the fulness of the Holy Spirit. Then get up and go live it out in your daily life and prepare to experience God in ways you never thought possible.
Jesus was actually stronger in what He said to them in this text. He said; “O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!” That pretty much describes the western church today! I am so tired of foolish and unbelieving seminary professors, Bible college teachers, pastors and so called “theologians.”
Paul summarized it well in 1 Corinthians 4:19-20. The kingdom of God is not empty words but power. If there is no power, there is a problem of unbelief.
Western church leaders need to stop spreading the lie that “God no longer works that way.” The problem is not with God. The problem is with their own foolish and unbelieving hearts. You either believe and embrace it all, or you really don’t believe it at all!
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
Sent from my iPhone
