7 Then
after that saith he [Jesus] to his disciples,
Let us go into Judæa again.
8 His
disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and
goest thou thither again?
9 Jesus
answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he
stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
10 But
if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
(John 11:7-10)
This little story always puzzled me. Was it saying somehow
Jesus was reassured of His safety because He could see? What could He see? Did
He know what would happen and that made it so He could avoid it?
I had to pray about this one. Gradually I realized Jesus was
saying that because He had instructions from Heavenly Father to go to Judea
again, by following those instructions (walking in the light), He would be
okay, even if it looked like He was walking into danger. He trusted the
revelation over the appearance of danger.
But if He hadn’t had that revelation, going there would be like walking into the dark with
lots of things to trip over.
When you think about the kind of faith Jesus shows to do
that, it is AMAZING. It’s a great example for us. I aspire to that kind of
faith.
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