Daily Devotional for Wednesday, May 27

The Road to Emmaus

“Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the
prophets have spoken: ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to
enter into his glory?” Luke 24:25, 26.

Social media has made some things very clear to us in contemporary society. It has become clear that people of all backgrounds love to speak as if they are experts on the latest viral topic of the day. Most often these self-identified experts have a very shallow or media driven understanding of the issues. It should be of no surprise that it is common for people to do this with biblical topics. Many try to speak authoritatively and, yet, spew shallow and ignorant arguments to justify sin in their lives or the lives of others. For those who have themselves actually read and studied the Bible in its entirety, these people are obviously unlearned. It is like Mark Twain said, “It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt.” Research surveys recently revealed that a majority of Americans have read little or none of the Bible. Data showed that only eleven percent of those surveyed have read the entire Bible once. It also pointed out that thirty percent have only read a few passages and in addition to that only thirty-two percent who regularly attend church say they read it every day. Would Jesus call Americans fools today? Jesus rebuked His own disciples
for not believing all of Scripture in their lives. They had chosen to believe some of it but not all of it. They were picking and choosing. They were guilty of selecting only the best or most desirable from the whole.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Do not be foolish by allowing yourself to be informed by those who do not really know or are driven by sinful agendas and ideologies. Study the Word so that you will be approved in God’s sight by rightly interpreting and teaching the Scriptures.

Jonathon D. Smith