Luke 9:43-45
43 And they were all amazed at the majesty of God. But while everyone marveled at all the things which Jesus did, He said to His disciples, 44 “Let these words sink down into your ears, for the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.” 45 But they did not understand this saying, and it was hidden from them so that they did not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this saying.
God's work can cause astonishment, but the hard parts are easy to gloss over as we either refuse to hear, or because some are beyond our growth (sanctification) at the time and may be missed. The disciples were told plainly that Jesus was about to be betrayed as the people around marveled at His work. How could this crowd do such things? So they could not grasp what they were told. Do we not grasp our own call to suffer and be rejected as His, focusing on the wonders He does in our lives instead?
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