So I was pondering what this meant in application to myself and my husband helped me to see. The disciples were so busy sulking and sorrowing over their "lose" that they didn't see what Jesus had been telling them all this time - that He would return and rise again on the third day. They didn't want to believe and that's why Christ says it was because of their hardness of heart. We have to get our eyes off of self and see the Lord and all that He has done for us and all that He is doing for us. That is certainly one thing that I need to see and know. We should seek the Lord in revealing any hardness of heart and increase our faith. If they had simply been in His Word (even the Words of Jesus), they would have known His promise and believed it and been ready when it was completed. We also need to be in His Word, learning, memorizing His promises so that we are ready when they come into action in our lives.
Lord, help me to remember these words. Help me also to remember to be a servant. That my life is YOUR life, that You purchased it and I am happier when You are in control and I'm being a willing servant. Help me also to remember to pray to You often throughout the day, for I cannot make it even a moment, let alone an hour without Your guidance. I love You and thank You for speaking to me about myself. I need it. In Jesus' name, amen.