John 13:33-14:14
Dear RTB’ers,
Jesus speaking: Where I am going you cannot come. …you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow afterward. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to Myself, that where I am you may be also. (vv. 13:33b, 36b, 14:2b-3) Jesus confuses His disciples as to His departure, just as He had confused the Jews. He would not tell them where He was going, but He did give them the consolation that He would come back for them. Should that have been enough assurance to satisfy them? Evidently not. I feel like if I had been there I would have continued asking questions: “When will that be? Where will You meet us? What should we do in the meantime?” What would have been my level of trust, such that I could just wait for events to play out? And, what is my level of trust today that events will play out, according to His time? Jesus leaves me confused, especially His words in John’s gospel, but that confusion is probably a good thing, in that it builds a stronger faith in me if I let Him take charge. There’s the rub, letting Him take charge!
See you in a few hours, I hope…!!
Blessings!
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