1 Samuel 29-31, John 11:55-12:19, Psalms 118:1-18, Proverbs 15:24-26
What God said to me – In the movie National Treasure, Ben Gates spends his life looking for a hidden treasure and all he has is a clue from an ancestor – “the secret lies with Charlotte”. He figures out that Charlotte was a ship lost in the Artic and on the ship, he finds a carved ivory pipe. Still baffled, he follows one clue after another and goes from one frustration to another not having a full understanding. In the finale of the movie he finally finds a hole in the subterranean wall that is shaped like the pipe he found on the Charlotte. He inserts the pipe and it finally clicks and the wall is opened and the treasure is revealed. In My Son, Jesus’s life, he fulfilled scripture after scripture. His disciples walked with Him through it all and even though they knew the scriptures, they didn’t understand it at first. It wasn’t until later when He was glorified that it all “clicked” and they remembered the things written about Him and saw how He fulfilled the prophesies. One of the reasons My children neglect My word is because they don’t understand it at first – it is not always easy and may require diligence and perseverance and time and meditation and wrestling with it over and over to gain a full understanding of the deeper truths. Don’t give up – continue reading and studying and one day it will all “click” and you’ll be rewarded with understanding that will deepen our relationship. Don’t give up.