Jesus’ response to people is so different than mine. When people disappointed him he asked them a question. When people wouldn’t trust him he asked them a question. When his closest followers couldn’t grasp the truth he spoke he asked them a question. When the religious leaders frustrated them with their pious sounding “gobbledygook” he signed then asked them a question. Sometimes Jesus waited for an answer. At other times I think he moved on without waiting. And then there were the time when the disciples stared back at him like deer in the headlights. At those times he often ended up answering his own question. The question in 8:21 is the one that always gets me; “Do you not yet understand?” There are many passages that I read and I answer no. There are burdens placed on my heart and I ask why; not understanding God’s purpose. There are events that I witness and I am dumbfounded at my response, wondering how this could be from God or be used for his glory. It is in those time that I think I understand Jesus’ disciples the best; those times when I don’t understand.
It took me about 12 minutes to read this passage.
Stuart
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