Then They Remembered

October 12

(Luke 24:5-8 NIV) ““In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead? {6} He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: {7} 'The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.'" {8} Then they remembered his words.””

(John 2:22 NIV) “After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the Scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken.”

Jesus spoke many words to his followers while He lived among them. We have only a few of them recorded in the New Testament. But, like us, His disciples often forgot what He said. Many times it did not make sense, or it was just too hard a teaching for minds not yet filled with the Spirit of God. The women went to the tomb to anoint a dead man because they forgot that Jesus said He would rise again on the third day. They had been surprised by His crucifixion because they forgot that He told them it was coming. Memory is a great gift, but many times it fails us. Worse yet, we are often very subjective and selective about what we file away in our memories. Whatever the case, until the angels reminded them, these women had forgotten that Christ had clearly spoken of His resurrection. What have you forgotten that Jesus has clearly told you? What will it take to jog your memory? -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day