He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He
spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, Saying, 'The Son of Man must be
delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day
rise again.' " And they remembered His words. – Luke 24.6-8
It is amazing how forgetful people can be. Over and over again
near the end of Jesus ministry He had talked about how He had to be arrested
and killed and how He would raise from the dead. There is no doubt that they
had all heard – apparently they just chose to ignore it. Maybe they didn’t want
to deal with it. Maybe it was too fantastic. Or maybe they just didn’t pay
proper attention. Either way they had heard it because they remembered it when
they were reminded.
We can look at these women and wonder how they could have
possibly not remembered these words. He said it over and over again. He was
clear in what He said. It surely was not just an off the cuff remark.
The problem I suspect comes down to selective hearing. We
hear what we want to hear. We can be as guilt as the women at the tomb when it
comes to selective hearing. We hear a sermon and we hear the words of love and
comfort and all about the sins other people are dealing with, but we don’t hear
what should be impacting us. We go on our merry way, we mess things up, and
eventually someone reminds us of God’s word and what it says about the matter.
Our response? ‘Oh yeah, that’s right, I forgot about that.’
It is important that we not only hear God speak, but that we
take it to heart and make it a part of ourselves.
How many remember the sermon you heard yesterday? How many
are seeking to apply it today?
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