For anyone who has been around a two or three year old very long, I know you know the many questions they ask:. \u201cWhat\u2019s that? Why? When? Where? How?\u201d At first it was endearing, but before long \u2013 we get worn out with all those questions. Can we even imagine how tired God must get from our questions? \u201cWhy, God, why?\u201d \u201cWhen will it happen?” \u201cHow can I do this?\u201d \u201cWhere will we go?\u201d “Where are You?” “Why did You allow that?” And as a loving Father \u2013 even beyond what we could ever be to our own children, He responds with answers that aren\u2019t exactly those we want to hear \u2013 because His answers involve time, His timing! Father knows best for us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
God has questions of us, as well, not because He doesn\u2019t know the answers. He knows all things. The questions God asked throughout Scripture were to get us to think, to repent, return and to be more devoted to Him. God\u2019s very first question was to Adam in Genesis 3:9: “Where are you?” Oh, God knew where he was — but God always gives His kids the opportunity to think — and ask ourselves the questions: “What is going on in your heart? Who are you listening to? What are you believing about Me that is not true?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jesus, God in the flesh, asked questions to help us:
\n~ He asked: “Do you believe?” Many people came to Jesus asking for a miracle, a healing, a free lunch. Like those people we come to Him with our shopping lists, Jesus said: \u201cIf you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.\u201d (Matthew 21:22) Oh, Lord, we do believe. Please help us overcome our unbelief!” (Mark 9:24)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
~ Jesus asked “Do you want to get well?” What an odd question to ask of a crippled man. Of couse he wanted to get well, but that man gave excuses why he couldn\u2019t get there. When we complain to God about our circumstances or give Him excuses as to why we are still in the same place, spiritually or emotionally, perhaps the question He still aims at our hearts is \u201cDo you want to go to a new place where God can be your all-in-all?\u201d I want my response to be be: \u201cLord Jesus, I want You. Open my eyes to see You for Who You are. Open my ears to hear Your voice. Heal my legs so I can follow You. Heal my heart so I can love You more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
~ Jesus asked: \u201cWhy are you so afraid?\u201d Oh we know that “ask” time and again to His disciples. In Matthew 8:26, Jesus asked them why they were so afraid about the wind and waves. After all, He was right there in the boat with them. If the Son of God was with them, surely they would know they would get safely to the other side of the lake. AND, you and I have Jesus with us in every circumstance we encounter. He promised to never leave us. (Hebrews 13:5) So, what are we so afraid of? I want my answer to be \u201cForgive me, Lord, for fearing that anything is stronger than You or outside of Your control.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
~ Jesus asked: \u201cWhy did you doubt?\u201d It\u2019s easy to believe in God when we\u2019re asking for our daily bread and for Him to bless our jobs and keep our families safe, but what about when God asks us to do what seems impossible? Jesus told Peter to come to Him when He was walking on the water. Peter did step out of the boat but \u201cwhen he saw the wind, he was afraid and began to sink and cried out, \u201cLord, save me!\u201d Immediately, Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. \u201cYou of little faith,\u201d he said, \u201cwhy did you doubt?\u201d (Matthew 14:29-31) Are we still doubting Jesus after what we\u2019ve seen Him accomplish in the Scriptures and in our lives? If Jesus can walk on the water, turn water into wine, and give us living water, surely He can keep us from the waters that threaten to rock our boat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we have questions \u2013 He always has answers. And, just like our little ones who ask and ask and ask \u2013 we have the answers for them and in time \u2013 the right time \u2013 they\u2019ll know the answers. May we come to KNOW our beloved Father God, Who is not only the answer-giver, He\u2019s the answer-maker and in due time, we\u2019ll know His where, when, and how, our answers will come. In the meantime, we become children, like He asked us to and we trust Him because He\u2019s a good, good Father. He is perfect in all of His ways \u2013 and perfect in His love and timing for us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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