How Would Jesus Feel

I'll tell you: frustrated. There's ample testimony that he did. And sometimes in my small way (one must disclaim) I share that feeling. I'm talking about certain groups of disciples, not you, nobody reading this I'm sure. As Paul would say, Oh the beautiful depths the full richness of God! Oh how I long to open these riches and share my experience of light coming through the text of Scripture. But recently some kind of hardness prevented it.

Imagine you sat down with a group of people that say they want to learn more about geography. They glance at the maps and and quickly flip the pages. If you try to get them to pause and study one, you can't get a word in edgewise, the people are talking, they are telling YOU that Scotland is in Canada.

That doesn't happen with geography past age 15 anyway. But with Scripture everyone's an expert. Jesus you often tore your hair out, "How long must I put up with this generation!" Your disciples were dolts sometimes and missed the point and misunderstood and misapplied.

Had I gone on speaking this way, to quote Psalm 73, I would have missed the point. I asked God, why do people not receive your revelation? And then I remembered the parable of the sower. There are the hard paths and the birds who come down to take away the seed. But in spite of all their misunderstandings, Jesus kept on talking to them. So I guess that means I have to go back.