Today’s Daily Lesson comes from Mark chapter 1 verses 35 through 39:
35 In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed. 36And Simon and his companions hunted for him. 37When they found him, they said to him, ‘Everyone is searching for you.’ 38He answered, ‘Let us go on to the neighbouring towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also; for that is what I came out to do.’ 39And he went throughout Galilee, proclaiming the message in their synagogues and casting out demons.
Sometimes we have to say no in order to say yes.
Everyone was searching for Jesus. Everyone in and around the tiny village of Capernaum was clamoring for him. Everyone needed him. There might have been a hundred people knocking at the door.
But Jesus had slipper away to pray. And when finally found by Peter, Jesus shocked him by saying he wasn’t going back. For there were other places he had to go.
I can only imagine the response when word got back that Jesus had just walked away. Talk about disappointment — betrayal even. Some had waited at that door for hours only to be told Jesus had long-since left.
And on Jesus’ end I can only imagine how much courage it took to say no to those people Capernaum. Saying no always takes courage.
It’s hard for me to say no. I’m sure it wasn’t any easier for Jesus. But he knew he had to say no. He had to say no to where he was, so he could say yes to the whole wide world.
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