Why would Jesus conceal his message from outsiders? First, they can't understand it properly. If his disciples have a hard time understanding Jesus, then how would those who don't share their passion for the work of God ever understand it? Second, Jesus is redefining his followers' understanding about the Kingdom of God. His terms and ideas would be distorted and misused by others. Third, he is entrusting his message to them, his chosen followers, to share the message with others later in their ministry when he is gone. Not every message is appropriate to share with everyone. Certain times are more appropriate for sharing some information than other times. In addition, special messengers have to be trained to share the truth before it is shared. So we ask God to give us the sense of time and message to be useful servants for his kingdom.