“The disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden from them, and they did not know what he was talking about.” Luke 18:34
“Ya wanna play a game?” Katie hollered from the other room. Thinking about it, I realized it was too late to go out somewhere, yet too early to go to bed. So I said, “Sure, what game do you want to play?” The questions only made the rabbit hole go deeper. “How about that new one you just bought on sale last week?” she called out. And just like that… we entered ‘Wonderland.’
We had been walking through an ‘everything for $5’ store and I saw nothing of interest. That was until I hit a shelf labeled ‘Clearance – 50% off!’ Suddenly I was intrigued! Being frugal and with my attention piqued, a game just kind of jumped out at me. Imagining the hours of fun I would have with my bride, playing a game we got half off at a $5 store, we bought it! Now it was time to play!
Everything was going well as she unwrapped the package. That changed when she started reading the directions. Becoming confused, she handed them to me and said, “here… YOU figure this out!” After trying for several minutes, I did the 2022 thing and asked google for a video! After watching it for 10 minutes, our wide-eyed gazes locked in confusion. She put everything back in the box!
I’ve always felt sorry for the Disciples. Those poor guys had no clue what was going on most of the time! But their sense of wonder at the miracle working, story telling, wise man named Jesus kept them following Him around anyway! They never really even got a glimpse of the big picture until He was gone! But by then, they were so far ‘in’ there was no turning back! Sometimes I feel like that!
With this world sinning and spinning out of control, it gets harder to make sense of it all. Trying to read God’s instruction manual often makes me even more confused, feeling like those very first Disciples in today’s Bible verse. I mean, things shouldn’t be this hard… right? Then it hit me! Falling for a bargain, I thought I was getting some fun! But God NEVER said this life would be FUN!
In the end, Katie said, “it would have been easier to just get a deck of cards and play ‘War’ with you!” It was then I realized… that is EXACTLY what we are doing! Are you keeping your eyes on The Master? Or are you looking for something else? Because Jesus doesn’t bargain!
