When God Says …
“When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee. But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?” (John 7:9-11 KJV)
The Lord Jesus, undefiled by the taunting interaction with His half-siblings remained in Galilee, as He told them to go to the feast. Contrary to their assumption, the Lord was not interested for attention. When they left for the feast, He too, of course taking His promptings from the Father, proceeded to Jerusalem for the feast in secret. He moved around incognito careful not to draw prematurely the ire of the religious Jews who were bent to kill Him.
His quiet entry to attend the Feast of Booths or Tabernacles in Jerusalem gave the Lord the liberty to hear and see first-hand the rumors swirling around the city. Many were curious what He would do during this festival. Being already marked by religious leaders as a 'blasphemer', He was careful not to be trapped into their hands before His heaven-ordained timing.
On the other hand, those angry religious leaders were on the prowl looking for Him during this whole week of celebration. They were anticipating Him to appear with the wrong assumption, as the Lord's brethren, that He's after for show and fame. Slipping privately without fanfare, He arrived to find the people debating His character and mission. Just like the present day religious dominations arguing on the non- biblical bases of their doctrines, they refuse to budge to change for truth according to the truth of God's holy and written Words. They cling on to their religious influence and power aligned to the material world-with their customs, traditions and rituals, instead of being transformed through the renewing spirit of God's Words by grace through faith in Christ Jesus.
As children of God, being born again by faith in Christ Jesus, we are reminded to be careful not to be caught up with those religious vestiges patterned after pagan and world precepts, by this exhortation through Apostle Paul: “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” (Romans 12:2 ESV).
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)
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