Its meaning was hidden from them. Luke 18:34
The journey to the cross was a lonely one for Jesus. He tried to talk to His disciples about it, but they didn’t understand. They didn’t get it. They couldn’t get it.
Think about it though. One of the biggest proofs of the resurrection was the surprise of the disciples—their reluctance to believe, to accept, to understand that Jesus came to earth to die and rise again.
This is the arena where God does His greatest miracles—in the matters that we don’t understand, that we cannot take in. When we are totally confined by our old paradigms, boxed in, unable to get free, Jesus comes along and adds a whole new dimension to our lives.
Perhaps we cannot hear the word of God. Oh, we hear the words, but they don’t add up. They don’t make sense. They don’t somehow work together in our minds. But God will launch us into life-changing experience that makes all those seemingly senseless words suddenly come alive. When that happens, we gain a message that will change our world.
Dwight
PS. Why does God allow trouble in our lives? What is God doing with us? How does faith work? Why doesn’t hard work bring about the good life God desires for us, and what can we do instead? On 6/22/2019, in our Inner Wealth subscription, we’ll be looking at the big picture of faith and how all these things fit together.
