Luke 24:13-53

Hey ya'll!
  Wow! Today has been exciting! I finished packing for California! WOOO-HOOOO!!! LA here I come! My school is sending its Seniors to West Coast Baptist College for a week to view the college. I am sooo excited! :) I also discovered that my Kid's Club group is teaching this month! Pretty exciting! Beka taught today's lesson. She did really well for being unprepared! She spoke on knowing the Lord personally! It was a really great lesson!
 Well today's devotion for me is Luke 24:13-53.This section of Scripture is over the resurrection and ascension of Christ. I am sooo thankful He didn't stay dead! I am soo thankful that He will return one day! And soon! One thing that really stood out to me in this passage was "And their eyes were opened, and they knew him..." (vs 31) Verse 45 says something similiar. "Then opened He their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures." The book of Proverbs has alot to say about understanding. In fact, Prov. 2 :5 says that understanding AND knowledge is from the Lord. If we want to be smart (because to be smart you have to KNOW fact, but you also have to UNDERSTAND them.), we have to get in God's Word. We have to know God. (John 1 :1 God and the Word are the same) Many people go to church, but how many of them go to church because they WANT to hear from God. Many people own a Bible, but how many of them READ their Bible hoping that God will speak to them personally. God doesn't speak throught dreams or visions anymore. And you will not hear Him audiblely (sp?). You have to read His Word. Read what He gave you. Many call the Bible "God's Love Letter to Us". Most people when they get love letters they keep safe and read them over and over and over and over again. They will have it memorized word for word but they still will take the time to read it. Why? Because it is precious to them. Well the Bible should be even more precious than a love letter from your love one.
I hope this encourages you and even motivates you to be closer to God. Well time for church! I will be gone all next week! Hope you make it a GREAT week! :)
Toodles~