Luke 24: 27, 32, 45
And beginning with Moses and with all the Prophets, He explained to them all the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.
And they said to one another, "Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the Road while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?"
Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
On the Road to Emmaus, the Resurrected Jesus appears to Cleopas and his companion, who could have been his wife Mary, who was with Jesus' mother at the foot of the Cross (John 19:25).
What a marvelous conversation that must have been, as our Lord Himself explained to them all the Scriptures, the whole Old Testament, concerning Himself, and opened their minds to understand.
Now God has given us His Holy Spirit to teach us and give us understanding of what He is saying to us in the Scriptures. It's His Spirit in us showing us a right understanding of this cryptic Book.
To the World it seems to be written in code, that is hard to understand. But to us who have His Spirit, it all makes perfect sense. The whole Old Testament is about Jesus, the Lord God of the Patriarchs. The whole New Testament is also about Jesus, fulfilling everything that was written about Him in the Old Testament.
All the dots do connect, and the more dots we can connect, the broader and clearer we see the picture of God's Great Plan of the Ages.
O my Father, I pray that You would continue to open my mind to an ever greater understanding of how all Your Word fits together.
I prayed a decade ago to, "not be led aside by men's teachings and opinions. Retrain my mind to discard whatever is not in accord with Your Plan."
And You answered that prayer, Father. You have been showing me Your ways; Your past accomplishments, what You are doing now, and to how recognize what You will complete and finish in days to come. And also my part in Your Plan.
You have taught me how to connect so many of the dots, to see and comprehend so much of that Big Picture of all You are doing!
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
