Wisdom and Discretion With
A Keen Sense of God’s Timing
In
the last blog we saw that Jesus spoke to the corpse of Lazarus and then to
those watching what happened,
John 11:43 Now when He had said these things, He cried
with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!”
44 And he who had died came out bound hand and
foot with grave clothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to
them, “Loose
him, and let him go.”
I
wrote about the freedom we share as a result of being loosed and let go.” You
can click this link if you haven’t read it. https://lnkd.in/gCjPg6U
By
now the Pharisees jealousy of Jesus was at a fever pitch and they began to plot
how to kill Him. (Sounds like the Trump hating politicians in the US).
John 11:47 Then
the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, “What shall we
do? For this Man works many signs. 48 If we let Him alone like this, everyone will
believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and
nation.”
53 Then,
from that day on, they plotted to put Him to death
Jesus showed great wisdom and discretion because He knew that the time He had left to accomplish all the Father sent Him to Earth to accomplish was growing short.
John 11:54 Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among
the Jews, but went from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city
called Ephraim, and there remained with His disciples.
Instead
of confronting the Pharisees again, He and the disciples skipped town. To not
confront the Pharisees as he had done so many times before reflected His WISDOM
AND DISCRETION WITH A KEEN SENSE OF GOD’S TIMING. Although they didn’t realize
it, the disciples prep.-time to transcend from disciples to Apostles was
winding down. Jesus wanted to impart as much as possible to their minds and
spirits; He knew that His final Passover with them was very soon. If you listen
carefully you can hear His heart ticking at the pace of the Father’s timetable.
Our hearts can too when we walk in the Spirit and restrain the fleshly desires.
We
saw wisdom in Jesus even when he was a small child.
Luke 2:40 And
the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace
of God was upon Him.
Then
we see Jesus at 12 years old talking with the learned scholars in the temple.
Luke 2: 46 Three days later they finally discovered
him in the Temple, sitting among the religious teachers, listening to them and
asking questions.
47 All
who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
48 His
parents didn’t know what to think. “Son,” his mother said to him, “why have you
done this to us? Your father and I have been frantic, searching for you
everywhere.”
49 “But
why did you need to search?” he asked. “Didn’t you know that I must be in my
Father’s house?”
50 But
they didn’t understand what he meant.
There’s
nothing stated or implied in these verses about Mary and Joseph not being very
smart people. They simply couldn’t conceive that their adolescent son could
interact, at the level Jesus did, in such a discussion of the Word with the
learned scholars. Jesus could because He was, indeed He is, the Word incarnate.
Back
to John 11:54 - Jesus demonstrated great wisdom and discretion in not going among
the Jews, but skipping town and avoiding a confrontation with the Pharisees at
this time. He knew the coming events; this would be His last Passover before
His crucifixion.
OK,
as I always try to do, let’s apply this teaching to where the rubber meets the
road. How does this help us in the here and now? Oh, I am so thankful that Holy
Spirit is such an integral part of my life, and I trust he is in yours also.
John 16:13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has
come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own
authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to
come.
Here is a hypothetical story to bring up an important question to ponder. One day a middle school student brought home a test that he got a 98% on. He almost never got such a high grade. Proudly he showed it to his Grandfather. His Grandfather asked, “That’s fantastic young man, but how did you get so smart?” The boy blushed unsure how to answer. He was afraid to lie to his Grandfather so he blurts out, “I finally figured out how to cheat.” …If you’re laughing, no doubt you can relate.
We
want our hearts to tick like Jesus’ heart does and not like this cheating middle
school boy’s heart. So the question is, now, where do we go to get this wisdom,
discretion and keen sense of timing that Jesus continuously exhibits? This is a
very big topic that we won’t dissect here, but here are some basic, scriptural
fundamentals. You may be very familiar with them but it’s always good to get
back to basic fundamentals.
1st it’s a lifelong
process:
Romans 12:1 I
beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your
bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable
service.
2 And do
not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,
that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Verse one is the requirement to be able to experience
the transformation. We present ourselves as a living sacrifice; we surrender
our will to God the Father. We can as much transform ourselves as we can save
our own souls from hell. The Father sent Holy Spirit to “guide you into all
truth.” We always have the choice to accept or reject God’s absolutes. I
recently heard that there are those on the political Left that are pushing the
nonsensical lie that truth is relative- however you feel about something is how
it is. How absurd. Jesus was the Word incarnate and is absolutely the absolute Truth
incarnate. Let Him rule your heart and experience Absolute Truth that absolutely
liberates you.
2nd there is some work involved.
It
is imperative that we continuously study God’s Word every day. As we
prayerfully do so the Lord teaches us things.
3rd it is identifiable:
Prayer: Father you said,
James 1:5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of
God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to
him.
Our
nation, our world, are experiencing turmoil that has not been experienced for at
least three generations. We hear many people’s opinions and differing views
concerning the timing of the Rapture. Lord we need the blessing of
supernaturally imparted wisdom from above. We need our steps guided by you.
Help us to walk in the light of understanding the character of Jesus and with
the power to walk in that light. Thank You for revealing WHAT MAKES JESUS TICK throughout
the Bible. Give us wisdom and opportunity to save souls so that no one within
our circle if influence misses the rapture.
Follow-up
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