“Jesus
replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will
understand.”
There
is an amazing amount of theological truth in that little verse.
Jesus
is explaining why He is washing Peter’s feet. Reading about it now it seems
foolish for Peter to argue with Him, but we often do the same thing.
We
all want God to be a part of our plan, when we should be seeking to be part of
His.
We
seldom understand His design because we have no desire to…We already have a strategy
and our prayers are more instructional than inquisitive… they are often just a
list of chores for God to do to achieve our goals.
The
problem with that is we do not have the intel He has – we don’t see, or control
the future as He does…so it makes little sense for us to insist on our plan,
yet we do it all the time.
When
Peter does it in this passage…Jesus basically says, “trust me on this one”.
So,
the question is what situation is God saying “Trust me on this one” to you
about?
Are
there circumstances in your life that are causing you anxiety? Are there things that you think God should
handle differently? Maybe God is saying “You
do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
Trust
Him…The hardest thing for us to comprehend is that He actually loves us. That’s
hard to believe, knowing what we know about ourselves, but it is true, and it
is the key to having peace.
Peter
should have realized that when Jesus said “trust me, you’ll understand later”
…and so should we.
Don’t
let the enemy steal your peace ..his lies are only accurate if God is unable or
unwilling to deliver you, and neither is true…God’s plan is unsurpassed, and He
has the power to accomplish it… He is not pacing the floor in Heaven because He
is in complete control… so trust Him on this one.
It
is a choice…dwell on what you think might go wrong…or dwell on the power and
love of God. Trust or argue…it is your call. But know that no one loves you
more than He does…and no one can do more about your problems than He can.
“God
is too good to be unkind and He is too wise to be mistaken. And when we cannot
trace His hand, we must trust His heart.”- Charles Spurgeon
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