Are you more of a visual or verbal learner? For the most part, I’m a verbal (or auditory-sequential) learner and Joe is a visual/spatial learner (opposites attract!). We will experience, see, hear or read the same thing and remember different aspects of it.
What kind of learners were the disciples or the women who went to the empty tomb? I’m guessing there were some of both. God took care to cover both types! Not only did God send an angel to sit on the stone to visibly confirm that the empty tomb and violent earthquake were God’s doing (as we saw last week), but God had the angel also verbally confirm this truth.
Matthew 28:5-7 5 The
angel said to the women, “Do not be
afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He
is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7 Then
go quickly and tell his disciples:
‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you
will see him.’ Now I have told you.” (italics for
emphasis)
God reminded the women and the disciples (and us today) that all this happened just as planned and just as Jesus said! God offered the proof visually and verbally.
God teaches us today both visually and verbally. We can visually read His Word and verbally hear it taught. We can visually see His hand in creation around us and verbally interact with Him in prayer. Through His Word He gives us the big picture (spatial) of His redemptive plan for the whole world and He also gives us specific practical details (sequential) for everyday life.
God doesn’t just have one way of teaching. He reveals Himself in different ways for every learning style. He is the ultimate creative teacher with unlimited variety!
How has God used various ways to teach you His
truths?
Alice
