What Jesus Did : John 7:1 - Not to Judea

    by Phil Ware

    Not to Judea - John 7:1

    After this, Jesus traveled around the country of Galilee. Jesus did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jewish leaders there wanted to kill him. (ERV) Full Text

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    Key Thought

    Jesus stays away... at least for now... until the time is God's time. Jesus will not be hurried or rushed by the agenda of others. He follows God's timetable, not ours or his family's. He concentrated his work on places where there were many people who needed God's grace. He was wise and prudent when under pressure, but he didn't allow the threats to curtail his service. What a powerful message for us today; especially for those of us who sometimes find ourselves in horrible and challenging circumstances.


    Today's Prayer

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    Give me strength, O God, and a pure heart for my journey to you. Don't let me be deterred by those who would seek to dilute my faith or derail my sense of mission. At the same time, dear Father, please help me honor the people around me with respect. Give me wisdom to know how to honor those I should honor while still remaining true to you. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.


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    Today's Verses in Context


    After this, Jesus traveled around the country of Galilee. Jesus did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jewish leaders there wanted to kill him. It was time for the Jewish Festival of Shelters. So Jesus' brothers said to him, "You should leave here and go to {the festival in} Judea. Then your followers there can see the miracles you do. If a person wants the people to know him, then that person must not hide the things he does. Show yourself to the world. Let them see these things (miracles) you do." (Even Jesus' brothers did not believe in him.) Jesus said to his brothers, "The right time for me has not yet come. But any time is right for you {to go}. The world cannot hate you. But the world hates me. Why? Because I tell the people in the world that they do evil things. So you go to the festival. I will not go to the festival now. The right time for me has not yet come." After Jesus said this, he stayed in Galilee.

    -- John 7:1-9 (ERV)

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