Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, “Are you asking one another what I meant when I said, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me’?”
When I was in school, I remember being afraid to ask questions. I remember feeling stupid because everyone else in the classroom seemed to know what was going on. The teacher would be talking about something that I just didn’t get and I wanted to ask questions. Yet I didn’t want to look stupid in front of everyone else.
I don’t know if that is what the disciples were feeling, but if it was, I can relate. This is not the first time that Jesus has talked about going away. They have heard this before. Like me sitting in class thinking, “I should know this stuff…” they might have been thinking something similar.
Wouldn’t it be great if your teacher or instructor or even your college professor could see the question mark floating over your head? And then they would say, “Did you want to ask about what I just said?” Then he or she could answer your question without you having to ask it and risk looking stupid! That would be awesome!
Of course, Jesus being God knows what his students are thinking. He knows that they have a question and he knows what the question is. He also knows that they are afraid to ask. Instead of finding fault with his pupils, he acknowledges their question, puts it on the table, and once again answers it in a fresh way.
Food for thought: What kind of questions are you afraid to ask God? If He already knows your question, why not ask?
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I don’t think I am afraid to ask any questions, just concerned if I am asking the right ones.
Great comment, Rich. Are we asking the right questions? Are there questions that we simply don’t ask because we are not ready to hear the answers? How do we get to where we are ready? Do we even need to try?