Joh 11:7-8 | KingComments | STEP | After two days, the moment comes when the Lord tells His disciples that they will go to Judea again. He does not say anything about His purpose to go there, but mentions the area to test His disciples and teach them new lessons. The disciples know the enmity that the people in that area have against the Lord. They remember all too well how the Jews recently tried to stone Him ( ). After all, He had left – in their eyes perhaps fled – to escape His murderers. Is it not a challenge of fate, then, to visit that area again? They are unaware that as long as it is not yet the Father’s time His enemies can do nothing to Him. The Lord responds to their questioning with important teaching about going the way that is clear. A way is clear once the Father has made it known. If it is the will of the Father, it is day. The known will of God and His Word are the light of day. Christ lived on earth from His relationship with the Father and the knowledge of His will. He therefore always walked in full daylight and never stumbled. This is also true for us. If we follow Christ Who lived as an Example for us on earth and Who is the light of the world for us, we will not stumble, i.e. we will not make wrong decisions. If we go our way without knowing the will of the Father from the Word of God, we will walk in the night. Then we will certainly stumble, because there will be no light in us from a relationship with the Father which would show us the way to go.

‏ John 11:7-8

The Lord Wants to Go to Judea Again

After two days, the moment comes when the Lord tells His disciples that they will go to Judea again. He does not say anything about His purpose to go there, but mentions the area to test His disciples and teach them new lessons.

The disciples know the enmity that the people in that area have against the Lord. They remember all too well how the Jews recently tried to stone Him (Jn 8:59 ; Jn 10:31). After all, He had left – in their eyes perhaps fled – to escape His murderers. Is it not a challenge of fate, then, to visit that area again? They are unaware that as long as it is not yet the Father’s time His enemies can do nothing to Him.

The Lord responds to their questioning with important teaching about going the way that is clear. A way is clear once the Father has made it known. If it is the will of the Father, it is day. The known will of God and His Word are the light of day. Christ lived on earth from His relationship with the Father and the knowledge of His will. He therefore always walked in full daylight and never stumbled.

This is also true for us. If we follow Christ Who lived as an Example for us on earth and Who is the light of the world for us, we will not stumble, i.e. we will not make wrong decisions. If we go our way without knowing the will of the Father from the Word of God, we will walk in the night. Then we will certainly stumble, because there will be no light in us from a relationship with the Father which would show us the way to go.