The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in John 2:4,
"'Woman, why do you involve me?' Jesus replied. 'My hour has not yet come.'"
Timing was an important issue for Jesus' earthly ministry. His activities and actions were driven by a plan, a strategy. Consider the following passages in John's gospel that speak to the timing of his ministry while here:
"Therefore Jesus told them, 'My time is not yet here; for you any time will do.'" John 7:6.
"You go to the festival. I am not going up to this festival, because my time has not yet fully come." John 7:8.
"At this they tried to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come." John 7:30.
"Yet no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come." John 8:20.
"Jesus replied, 'The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.'" John 12:23.
"It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father." John 13:1.
"After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: 'Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you.'" John 17:1.
It appears to me that nothing about Jesus' earthly ministry was happenstance, but was driven by the timing inherent in strategy.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"'Woman, why do you involve me?' Jesus replied. 'My hour has not yet come.'"
Timing was an important issue for Jesus' earthly ministry. His activities and actions were driven by a plan, a strategy. Consider the following passages in John's gospel that speak to the timing of his ministry while here:
"Therefore Jesus told them, 'My time is not yet here; for you any time will do.'" John 7:6.
"You go to the festival. I am not going up to this festival, because my time has not yet fully come." John 7:8.
"At this they tried to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come." John 7:30.
"Yet no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come." John 8:20.
"Jesus replied, 'The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.'" John 12:23.
"It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father." John 13:1.
"After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: 'Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you.'" John 17:1.
It appears to me that nothing about Jesus' earthly ministry was happenstance, but was driven by the timing inherent in strategy.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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