"While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently" (verse 11).
I heard a fellow minister remind his parishioners that the people of Israel weren't looking for Jesus to come and free them from Romans, then set up a new Kingdom with them on top. They were not expecting Jesus to do the work, he did come to do thus many rejected him. It's easy for us to say, "This is Jesus/God let him do what he knows you really need" to the people of that time. However, how often do we look at God who isn't doing the things we think he should, and be as upset as the Jews of the first century?
Many people begin to resent God because he isn't doing things their way. However, shouldn't we consider that God knows what we and those around us really need a little more than we do? Yes, we pray. Yes, we hope for the answer we think is right. However, we need to understand there is more at stake than getting what we think we need.
Is it difficult? Yes, it can be very painful to see what we "know is the best" not happen. It is horrible, if you could ask the disciples what it was like on Saturday night they could tell you. However, after Sunday, or a week later for Thomas, the pain was gone. One day the pain will fade, until then let's learn form the disciples and trust God.
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