Questions for Jesus

Last night we discussed some questions that we would have for Jesus. I want to record these questions that were written down by the group. In no way can I attempt to answer these questions, but most of these questions bring up a recent idea that we discussed during our last lock in. I will list these questions below:

How were you able to feed 5000 people by just looking up and praying?

Why me?

When r u coming back to Earth?

Why did you die for our sins?

Why do you love me out of all the people in the World, why me?

Why did you want to die?

Why would you die for me?

Will people listen to me if I tell them about Jesus?

My question is for his advice on leading others to him. What needs to be done to have more believers in this World?

Why did my mom have to die so young?


Some of these questions deal with the specific timing of events. We talked a few weeks ago about the measure of time as we understand it (Greek - Chronos) and God's measure of time (Greek - Kairos). Chronos is the root word for which we get many of our words that define time measurement devices. It deals in fixed intervals of time defined by seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, years, etc. Kairos, on the other hand means "right or opportune moment" according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kairos. God's timing is always right. He determines when the tulips will bloom and he determines the proper time for all events to occur. We as humans have very little grasp of this type of time. This brings forth many questions of which we don't understand the timing of certain events past, present, or in the future. Some have tried to define this time and especially many attempts have been made to determine God's time and the time of Jesus' return. If I may quote his word.

35 "Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, 36 like men waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. 37 It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them. ................ 40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him." Luke 12:35-40 (NIV)

I do not know when he is returning and do not expect to know, but I do know that I will be ready and waiting when he returns. In the meantime I believe we are to live life with urgency enjoying the present but always reaching to others in our daily lives and sharing the hope we have in Christ and his assured return. We as humans do not have the capacity to understand this Kairos time, but lets not let the worry of Chronos time take away from the willingness to live every moment anticipating God's opportune time.