January 16, 2012
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John 16
“I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear.”
Jesus seem to be saying there is more to be said but not all can be said because of our capacity… interesting… I wonder if it is some what like my youngest son asking me about something he overheard between Annette and I. I know that for the time being it is not useful or helpful for him to know any more about that topic. I will either tell him he does not have to worry about what he heard or I will tell him we will talk later about it. We don’t like being treated like little kids but what if we are. I think Jesus was particularly talking about his death to come and his resurrection from the dead. There was a lot going on at the end of His ministry.
I wonder how the discussion would have gone if he shared everything…if he went into the personalities of the disciples, what it meant for Jesus to take on the sins of the world, how exactly his death will defeat the enemy…what it was going to do to his relationship with the Father…etc….It would have been a long long teaching session and I wonder if they would have understood it all. I know that even now we are trying to understand about the incarnation, the teaching, the death and resurrection of Jesus.
Maybe the brightest and best of us are still a child in the Father’s eye. Could it be that we are suppose to trust Him like Isaiah trusts me (at least for now)…when I ask him to trust me. I don’t have perfect timing or wisdom but Jesus does. It may sound too simple but at times we need to just trust and obey.
Prayer Request:
The staff will be fasting this week. We are praying that this fast will not be just staying away from food but really feasting in Jesus. It is our belief that if the staff is hungry for Jesus…. this hunger can spread to others. This is what we are praying. Join us!!!
