Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?"
"Why do you ask me about what is good?" Jesus replied.
Matthew 19:16-17 NIV
Funny how we ask questions of God expecting an answer...when so often when Jesus was asked a question, he'd fire back another question...
Just like this guy, I want an answer.
As a parent, your kids ask questions all the time, and sometimes the best answer is "what do you think?" Or "do you have the freedom to do that?"
Just giving an answer isn't always the best thing for the person doing the asking.
Being answered with a question forces us to think, to research, to take ownership of decisions, to consider our motives...as a parent I was confident that a good decision would be made (maybe not the same one I'd make but that's OK)
When God doesn't answer, maybe He wants us to think, research, consider our motives...and choose :)
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see - such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16 NLT OK so this is an English translation of a letter Paul wrote to a church 2,000 years ago, but does it feel like Paul is wrestling with words and ideas to try and capture all of who Jesus is, of who God is, of how does it work that the walking around Jesus was also there before the beginning of the beginning of everything we can see and touch and know. Not only that but Jesus was somehow the agent of everything that has been made in the physical, social, and spiritual. Jesus is at the centre of it all. Walking around Jesus. Cooking fish for breakfast Jesus. Heart aching as he looks at p
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