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E know Jesus. We are familiar with His biography. As such, perhaps we do not naturally pause in
contemplation as we encounter (in this chapter) His responses to various
situations. But if we had no context for Christ’s reactions, some of them would
seem highly unusual.
Rather than answering the scribes
and Pharisees when they came to Him with a question, Jesus began to interrogate
them; pushing in the opposite direction of their line of thinking (Matthew
15:1-11). When Jesus’ disciples
expressed their concern about how the Pharisees had been offended by His
questions, He replied simply that they were not “planted” by the Father, and He
said, “Let them alone…” (Matthew 15:14). When Jesus was approached repeatedly
by a Canaanite woman on the behalf of her demon possessed daughter, He ignored
her at first, then He basically called her a gentile dog (vs. 26) – before eventually
granting her petition. The point is that
Jesus’ responses to people were not always anticipatable. He wasn’t just trying to please people. He was always teaching truth. And, His decisions were governed by His holy
nature & by the wisdom given to Him by the Holy Ghost.
Even though we may question many
of the circumstances that we encounter in life, God is always acting in
accordance with His perfect and eternal will.
His “behavior” may not always match our expectations, but still, He does
everything well (Mark 7:37).
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