PLEASE READ THIS FIRST: Mark 9:30-32
What do you sense the Lord saying to you in this passage?
“They did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it.” (Mark 9:32)
If Jesus was the clearest revelation of God (Hebrews 1:1-2), why couldn’t they understand?
We’re so familiar with Jesus’s death and resurrection, we don’t wonder enough.
We’ve come up with our ‘bible answers’ and explain it so simply.
I think too simply, too simplistically, and not humbly enough!
As a Jesus follower, I still have a sense of shock and wonder at Jesus’s message.
There is still much I believe in a fuzzy sense, not fully understanding it all.
And that is OK; afterall we are talking about the mystery and wonder of God.
The disciples had 3 years of private tutoring, and still didn’t understand.
I have been trained in the bible for over 50 years, you would think I get it by now.
Actually, for many years I thought I DID get it, but the Lord has been humbling me.
Much of what I thought I understood with certainty, I now hold with gentle faith.
But one difference is that I am not afraid to ask Jesus about it.
I spend a lot of time praying through what I believe, asking for greater insight and faith.
Don’t be afraid to admit you don’t understand, and don’t be afraid to ask Him about it!
PRAYER
Lord, thank You for patiently working with a slow student like me. And thank You for the ways I am still learning and growing and understanding You in a new and refreshing ways!
Deep – 1 on 1 almost – quality time – intimate conversations: Jesus is serious. He is serious with me too. Just considering what he endured to redeem me from condemnation- can I really understand it? The disciples couldn’t. Forgive me Jesus for taking you and what you did for granted. You were serious and your coming again is serious. HS help me learn and grow and be ready for the moment you come or call me home! Help me to revel in your salvation even if I can’t fully understand it or believe that this is the ‘way’!
Lord thank you for teaching us in private. Thank you for knowing in advance that we are going to be afraid to ask questions when we don’t understand. Help me have the courage to always ask the question and be patient for your answers.
Afraid to ask.
They did not want to know more.
They did not want to see or understand what they had heard.
Just ask.
Talk to God.
Ask that His Spirit continues to lead and guide me. I need to obey His Word. I need to live for Jesus. I need to walk with Him. Walk and talk with my Saviour, living for Jesus, readily obeying His Word.
When we walk with the Lord
In the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our way;
While we do His good will,
He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey.
Trust and obey,
For there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus,
But to trust and obey.