Have you ever needed something opened that was closed or perhaps even locked?
Our God can open things that need opening. We see this throughout the Scriptures. In the Old Testament, He opened the Red Sea (Exodus 14) and the Jordan River (Joshua 3) for His people to cross on dry ground.
In the New Testament Gospels, the Lord Jesus opened a deaf man’s ears (Mark 7) and a blind man’s eyes (John 9).
Today, we’ll see that our God can also open minds!
“Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and He said to them, ‘So it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things'” (Luke 24:45-48 NASB).
“But the gist of the expression also seems to convey a supernatural opening of their minds to receive the truths He unfolded. Whereas their understanding was dull, they finally saw clearly” (John MacArthur).
“These things I have spoken to you while remaining with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and remind you of all that I said to you” (John 14:25-26 NASB).
An opening I will never forget.
Does your mind or the minds of people you care about need to be opened by God? Consider taking that need to God in prayer and asking Him, in His way and in His timing, to open what only He can open.
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