How can we apply the privilege of seeing and hearing Jesus' teachings in daily life? The privilege Jesus highlights “ ‘For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.’ ” (Luke 10:24) Recognize the treasure we possess today • Scripture records the same words and works the disciples witnessed, preserved without error (2 Timothy 3:16). • Through the indwelling Spirit, believers still “see” and “hear” Christ (John 14:26). • The completed Bible provides the full revelation that prophets longed to receive (1 Peter 1:10-12). Ways to “see” Jesus daily • Read the Gospels slowly, imagining the scene: tone of voice, facial expressions, setting (Luke 24:27,32). • Meditate on a single command of Christ—write it, recite it, turn it into praise (Psalm 119:97). • Trace repeated themes: compassion, authority, holiness (Matthew 9:36; Mark 1:27; John 17:19). • Notice fulfilled prophecies in His life to deepen confidence in Scripture’s precision (Isaiah 53 → John 19:36-37). Ways to “hear” Jesus daily • Read aloud; faith grows by hearing the word of Christ (Romans 10:17). • Memorize short sayings—“Follow Me” (Matthew 4:19), “Only believe” (Mark 5:36)—and rehearse them during routine tasks. • Listen for the Spirit’s reminders that align perfectly with the written word (John 16:13-14). • Obey promptly; doing the word sharpens spiritual hearing (James 1:22). Guard the privilege • Set non-negotiable time for Scripture before lesser voices compete (Mark 1:35). • Filter media and conversations through what Jesus actually said (Colossians 3:16). • Reject temptation by quoting His words, following His wilderness example (Luke 4:1-13). Live the privilege openly • Share a fresh insight from the day’s reading with family or friends (Deuteronomy 6:6-7). • Serve others the way He served—washing feet translates today into humble, unnoticed tasks (John 13:14-15). • Speak His promises when encouraging believers and evangelizing the lost (2 Corinthians 1:20). The outcome Scripture promises • Continual beholding transforms believers “from glory to glory” (2 Corinthians 3:18). • Keeping His word brings intimate fellowship: “My Father will love him, and We will come to him” (John 14:21). • Practicing what we see and hear secures a life built on rock, unshaken by storms (Luke 6:47-48). Holding fast to the privilege of seeing and hearing Jesus in the pages of Scripture, believers walk with Him today as surely as the first disciples did, and the lost world notices the difference. |
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