Mark 9-10
Jesus went on to say, “I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Kingdom of God arrive in great power!”
Jesus talked to his disciples using plain language, yet they did not understand because nothing in their history had prepared them to go where he was going. We have the benefit of a rich scriptural history, yet are similarly unprepared because we do not believe the history we have. Peter sees Elijah and Moses appear on the Mount of Transfiguration, and then asks if it is true that Elijah must come before the Messiah. Confronted by Elijah's very presence, he can't accept it, and cannot he begin to fathom how Elijah had already come in John the Baptist. We scoff at his unbelief, and yet confronted by the resurrection of Jesus, we doubt. How we must frustrate the Perfect One! When I consider how I am frustrated by others who don't get it, God must laugh, shake his head, and love anyway. Thank you Lord, for loving me anyway, for putting up with me, for everything.
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