And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. (Luke 24:25-27 ESV)
Yes, you're just like me. At some time or other you've read this famous passage and thought: "How in the world could they not see this was Jesus?" They, like others in their day, could not see Him for Who He was because they could not see the truths of Scripture. They were slow to understand all the promises about Him, including His suffering. We would not be able to see Him either, because we also often suffer this "slowness with scripture." We do not struggle until we understand. Going back to Christ's coming, some, like Anna and Simeon did struggle to the point of being ready to see Him. But most, like us, gave up too easily. May we stop our slowness and increase our intensity of seeing the truth, and seeing Him for Who He really is.
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