AFRAID TO ASK JESUS?

In Mark 9:32  it tells us, "Jesus disciples did not understand what Jesus told them, and they were afraid to ask him."


Does that sound familiar to any of you? It does a bit to me!  Many times when reading the Scriptures, I wonder, "What does this mean?"  Then I begin to feel embarrassed because I think I should have understood what it means. 


Nonsense.  Jesus must teach us a lot of things!  We are not expected to automatically know the mysteries of God!  It was true in Jesus' time and still true today.


Many times followers of Jesus were and still are reluctant to ask Jesus questions because they might feel that they would be ridiculed by others and deemed not at the level a disciple should be.  Yet Jesus tells us that we are to come to Him without any pride or embarrassment, but to come as a child, full of questions and vulnerable.  We are to glorify Jesus and be the servant of all--the bottom rung on the ladder.  There's no place for pride when serving; no place for pride when we are trying to understand.


I, for one, am so glad Jesus is not only open to questions, but He encourages us to ask and seek.  "Ask and the door shall be opened; seek and you shall find."  Open the door to let Jesus into the deepest depth of the soul. We must pray for this, continually.


Lord Jesus, I want to come to you  with wide-eyed wonderment, full of questions and ready for answers.  Amen.


We are One in seeking this great opportunity to understand and put into action those things that our Lord is trying to tell us, today and every day!


Jo INMN