Dip Into The Book Of MarkSample

DAY 2: I HAVE THE ANSWER BUT DON’T TELL ANYONE JUST YET

Jesus completely bucks Marketing 101 strategy in this verse. If you are going to change the world in three years, wouldn’t you tell everyone to ‘get the word out’ and use every miracle to get your message out? I mean, we would need Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Twitter – everything to pull this off. But not Jesus. Over and over again in Mark, He says ‘don’t tell anyone about this’ or ‘he did not want anyone to know it’. Check out Chapters 3:11, 5:43, 7:24, 7:36, 8:30, 9:9, 9:30.

Why would Jesus do this? Why was it so important to keep things a secret until a certain time? And what was that time? Now, I am not going to tell you the answer to this because I want you to go on a Bible adventure and discover the answer yourself. Grab a commentary and jump into the verses above.

The one thing I discovered on my Bible adventure into these texts was that Jesus knew exactly what He was doing, He was totally in control, and He knew the best time for everything. When things don’t make sense in my life and timing isn’t what I expected, I get frustrated that God is not in control, or perhaps He doesn’t understand. Know this: no matter what answer God gives you, He is in control. You can trust Him. He knows exactly what is going on. And, He has a bigger plan and a bigger perspective in mind than our tiny brains can comprehend. Sometimes, the only answer is to trust that He knows best, even if you have no idea why He is doing what He is!