Without Answers

Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John (although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples), he left Judea and departed again for Galilee. - John 4:1-3

In the interest of protecting their authority and power, the Pharisees were drawing their attention from John the Baptist to Jesus and his disciples when Jesus' ministry and influence surpassed John the Baptist's. For reasons unwritten in Scripture, Jesus departs Judea. The disciples were probably puzzled by his decision, thinking, "Why is Jesus leaving a flourishing ministry?" Sometimes we do not have all the answers when we follow God, and however, we must follow him by faith as the disciples do in today's text.

The Well Church, God calls us to follow him even when we do not have all the answers. Let us remain in him and follow him wholeheartedly as a people of faith. Let's have the attitude of Ruth following Naomi.

But Ruth said, "Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God." - Ruth 1:16