Wed.’s Devo - Blessed are Your Eyes for They See

Read Luke 10:21-28 Jesus had just given encouragement to the 70 disciples he sent out. Then he says a prayer to God out loud thanking him for choosing these people to hear the good news. These people weren’t the learned Torah scholars of the day but the plain citizens of the country that had hearts to believe what he said. Jesus referred to them lovingly as “babes” which is the connotation of a simple minded person. I can relate to that! Then he makes the statement in verse 22 that no one knows who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. Then he turns to his disciples and names them as the ones he reveals this mystery. He reminds them that the prophets and kings desired to see the Messiah come and didn’t, but they were privileged to live in the generation that did. To illustrate this we see an example of the man who didn’t have the privilege of being able to “see”. This man was a lawyer who came to Jesus to have an argument. He tempted Jesus by asking him how he could inherit eternal life. Instead of telling him to trust in him, he asked him what the law said. The man replied, to love the Lord with all his heart, soul, strength, and mind and his neighbor as himself. Jesus commended him on answering right and told him to go do that. Why didn’t Jesus tell him to believe in him? I think it was because he saw his heart and knew his heart was not softened to believe the truth. This man lived by the law so that is how Jesus met him. Tomorrow we will see how Jesus takes the law and brings it back to the spirit of the law. Lord, help us to know how to answer every man. Thank you that we are the babes you speak of who the Father chose to reveals the great mysteries of his kingdom. We are humbled and greatful!