Jesus Waited

"Now . . . when Jesus knew that His hour was come that He should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved His own which were in the world, He loved them unto the end. And supper being ended . . . " John 13:1-2

Jesus waited until after supper.

Because being God, He understands us fully. He told them things when He was here on earth, only as they could receive them. He had the poise and the strength to wait. He never blurted out more than the wondering disciples could cope with. Even on the day when He "Knew that His hour was come," He still waited until after supper. He is not only merciful, He is all mercy.

And He is all love.

" . . . having loved His own which were in the world, He loved them unto the end." He loves us exactly the same way. And He still knows just how much we can take. Long before I became a follower of Jesus Christ, I would sit Sunday night after Sunday night listening to a marvelous African American choir, and my heart longed most intently when they sang, "He Know Just How Much We Can Bear!" I was "bearing" it all alone in those days. And I was being broken by it. And I longed to be "simple enough" to believe that someone else knew about me. My life was so much too much for me most of the time that it seemed as though it would be "just like heaven" if someone else really understood about it.

Now I know that He knew all along and was just waiting for me to be ready to give my burden to Him. Now, I also know that "having loved His own," He will love me to the end. He will love you to the end. And He Himself is the end.

Let it o, whatever it is that is "too much" for you right now. Let it go over onto the shoulders of the Son of God, who will never rush you into any action you cannot bear. He knows all about you. No matter what is up ahead, He ill wait for you, "until after supper."

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

By Eugenia Price, taken from "Share My Precious Stones"


Bible Reading Guide:

Beginning to End: I Samuel 25-27
Old and New Testaments Together: Judges 19-21 & Luke 7:31-50
Historical: I Samuel 28-31
Chronological: Judges 10-12
Blended: Proverbs 30-31 & Hebrews 5

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