Thursday, August 29, 2013

Lecturing God

John 7:3-5 KJV
His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.
For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.
For neither did his brethren believe in him.

The account speaks of His brethren by birth, his half brothers and perhaps sisters through Mary. Jesus had conveyed Himself away from Jewry, Jerusalem and those immersed in the religion of Jerusalem. His brethren, who had not yet accepted that He was the Messiah, lectured Him
  • About the importance of the feast
  • About the dishonesty of hiding Himself
  • About integrity of working in the open 
Each of their accusations was misguided and rash on their part. Jesus did work openly and He did attend the feast. He just did it in an appropriate time. 

Many people are tempted to give a similar lecture to God about their own situation
  • They believe they know what God should do. 
  • They believe they know when God should do it
  • They believe they know how God should do it and
  • They believe God should do it all so that  men may see it
And they lecture God as they do because they really don't believe in Him. They see themselves as gods of their own universe and, if there is a god being, His job is to serve them in accomplishing their ambitions. 

I have often wanted God to do a thing in a way that was obvious to everyone that it was God who had worked. Frequently however His work has been more subtle, usually so that only I could sense He was doing it. That sort of personal work of the Lord sorts out the phonies; those whose only purpose in knowing God is for what they can get from Him. 


There is no need to lecture God. Ours is to ask and then trust. 

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