Matthew 17:14-27
Dear RTB’ers,
Jesus again foretells His death and resurrection. But this time, instead of being confused Matthew writes that they were “greatly distressed”. But no doubt, they were still confused…!
Two incidents today leave me wondering about Jesus’ relationship with His Father. In the first, Jesus seems not to know His time frame here on Earth and is looking for that end: O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? (v. 17) That is, He knows that there is an end to His earthly life, but it seems that He is wanting to get it over with.
The second is this incident of Jesus paying the temple tax. How did He know that Peter could simply cast out a line and catch a fish and find the payment amount for the temple tax in its mouth? Evidently His connection to His Father was that great, that the Father could make it happen and that Jesus could see all that in advance. It leaves me bewildered and makes me wonder how closely we could hear the Father if we truly listened? After all, we have the Holy Spirit dwelling within ourselves, so why not? Why not…?
Blessings!
Fred