January 9

I WILL ALSO ASK OF YOU ONE QUESTION

-Mark 11:29 quotes Jesus as saying, …I will also ask of you one question, and answer Me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things … In verse 28 Jesus is asked a question by the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders. They were always trying to find a way to trap Jesus in His own words, even though they never did succeed. It is worth noting, however, that Jesus answered their many questions. MOST OF THE TIME JESUS ANSWERED THEIR QUESTIONS WITH A QUESTION. Why this method of answering a question with a question? That is a good question. This was done for one simple reason. GOD’S NUMBER ONE GOAL IS TO ENGAGE MAN INTO THE PROCESS OF THINKING OR MEDITATING UPON HIM. As long as we are talking and not listening, thinking, or meditating, we are not learning. It would have been useless to answer most of the silly questions that Jesus had been asked. He knew the answers but refused to answer them. His method of answering a question with a question pricked the hearts of His listeners, causing them to search their own hearts and motives. In many cases it exposed their wicked ways to them, causing them to humbly walk away and ponder things they had never previously thought of. INSTEAD OF TRAPPING JESUS, THEY WERE TRAPPED! Because of God’s infinite love, grace, and mercy, HE LOVINGLY TRAPS ALL OF US INTO THINKING UPON HIM. He does this for He knows the outcome. He knows that as we think upon Him, that we shall know the truth, and the truth shall …

-MAKE US FREE!-