15 Traveling in Secret

John 7:1-14; Luke 10:38-42, TBC Book Two, Chapter 15
The relatives of Jesus were puzzled by recent events. They realized Jesus had something to do with the wonderful wine served at the end of the banquet. This wasn’t the first time they had seen him do amazing things. But still, he was just one of them, wasn’t he? After all, they grew up together. So why were people following him? He was trained to be a carpenter, not a rabbi.

Just before the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus’ brothers said, “Why don’t you go to the feast with us? Let your disciples see the miracles you can do. If you want to gain a large following, you ought to be doing these things in Judea. Why be so secretive? Why not show yourself to the world?”

His brothers knew there was something different about Jesus, but they refused to believe that he was the Messiah.

Jesus told them, “I don’t reveal myself to the world because the right time has not yet come. Nor is this the right time for me to go to the feast. You go on ahead without me.”

After his brothers left for the feast, Jesus also began to make his way there. But he did it secretly. . . .

(See THE BIBLE CLICKS, Book Two, Chapter 15 , for the rest of the story.)​

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Today’s Takeaways
     A proverb to guide you: Telling Jesus what to do . . . is telling.
     A promise to cling to: “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.” James 1:19-20 NIV
     A praise to fill you: Don’t Let Your Heart Be Hardened  Petra     [Can skip ad after first 5 seconds]

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