I remember when our children were at the "why" stage...continuing questions, all day long it seemed...learning of the world, expanding their horizons,...we would finish one line of information only to open up another...it called for the utmost patience all the time and knowledge of when to say , "I don't know the answer to that question". We humans are so finite in our information...
But, then the children learned to read...then they could research their answers, (no computers, no search engines to find kazillions of answers, opinions)...
My children weren't trying to "trap" me with questions, but rather, learn....
Reading today in Matthew 22, the various leaders at that time wanted to discredit Jesus so much. They must have spent all their time trying to come up with questions to trap him... To dishonor him, to tear him down...they in turn missed Him...their Messiah, whom they had waited for...how sad...when they could have rested at His feet, taking in God into their souls...peacefulness instead of antagonism....rest instead of unrest....
They expected Jesus to answer all of their questions, but couldn't answer His...
How He must have been frustrated on one hand in their unbelief and hostility, when he came to save them...
What do I do that is frustrating? What are my attitudes that try another's patience? What am I missing because of my blindness to the truth? Help me to rest in your Word...
Thank YOU for your unending patience to my finite mind...You desire so much to draw us nearer...hold us close...when all we do is question....wondering the whys of life...
Matthew 22:15-16, 18, 23, 29, 33-36, 41-42
Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are. But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, “You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me?
That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. Jesus replied, “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.
Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?”
In times of trouble, may the Lord answer your cry. May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm. May He send you help from His sanctuary and strengthen you from Jerusalem. May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. May He grant your heart's desires and make all your plans succeed. May we shout for joy when we hear of your victory and raise a victory banner in the name of our God. May the Lord answer all your prayers. (Psalm 20:1-6, NLT)
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