Wisdom and Peace

Luke 24:25-32

25He said to them, "How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26Did not the Christ^[b] have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?" 27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.

28As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus acted as if he were going farther. 29But they urged him strongly, "Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over." So he went in to stay with them.

30When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. 31Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. 32They asked each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?"

So the disciples did not recognize Jesus. They had listened to Him all the way about the scriptures when they traveled, yet still at this point, even as Jesus explained they still did not recognize Him. Only after when he broke the bread, gave it to them, then their minds were opened.

1) Something was being transferred from Jesus to the disciples in that action of breaking bread, giving thanks and giving it to them. His wisdom and knowledge was being transferred to them, and on their part they receive it as a revelation.

2) Reliance on God for His wisdom because on our own we will not be able to understand.

Christ by his Spirit works on the minds of men. Even good men need to have their understandings opened.


Luke 24:36-38

36While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." 37They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. 38He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds?

God's spirit is peace. Many troublesome thoughts which disquiet our minds, rise from mistakes concerning Christ. All the troublesome thoughts which rise in our hearts at any time, are known to the Lord Jesus, and are displeasing to him.