Jesus Goes to the Festival of the Tabernacles

All in Gods time, not ours…

John 7:1-13
After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want[a] to go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him. 2 But when the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles was near, 3 Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do. 4 No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” 5 For even his own brothers did not believe in him.

6 Therefore Jesus told them, “My time is not yet here; for you any time will do. 7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that its works are evil. 8 You go to the festival. I am not going up to this festival, because my time has not yet fully come.” 9 After he had said this, he stayed in Galilee.

10 However, after his brothers had left for the festival, he went also, not publicly, but in secret. 11 Now at the festival the Jewish leaders were watching for Jesus and asking, “Where is he?”

12 Among the crowds there was widespread whispering about him. Some said, “He is a good man.”

Others replied, “No, he deceives the people.” 13 But no one would say anything publicly about him for fear of the leaders.

Jesus always acted on the direction of the Father. He did not take any action unless it came directly from God. The reason for this is that this world can ensnare all of us, and Jesus was to live the perfect and blameless life so that our sins would be taken to the cross. He is the Messiah.

Those that were fearful of speaking about Jesus were fearful because they did not yet fully believe in Him. Even His own brothers did not. Jesus understood that, and loved them all the same. Their disbelief did not change His love for them. Many of them thought He was a good man. Many of them thought He was deceptive. Nonetheless, Jesus would remain steadfast and strong in His journey.

Jesus is our example to live by. Our standard. We can never love the perfect life that He did, but because of Him we do not have to. It should be our goal to give the perfect effort in trying to live up to the standars that Jesus set for us. He knows we will stumble and fall, and He does not hold that against us. As a matter of fact He uses the stumble to bless others. It’s a wonderful equation in the end, but it’s difficult when we try to work it out ourselves.

Today, let us focus on today. Not tomorrow. Not yesterday. Not next week. Today! Ask God to reveal exactly what He wants from you today. There is something He can do for others through you. As for that. #JesusSaves

Amen
DK