Teaching That Makes Sense To Some And Not To Others

The Last Supper was a special private time for Jesus and His disciples. These were His last hours before being arrested, falsely tried and cruelly crucified. Judas Iscariot, the traitor, had already left the Upper Room to do his wicked work of betraying the Son of God. There were no crowds to teach or sick people to heal. It was Jesus’ last opportunity to be fully open with His remaining disciples about their ongoing relationship with Himself, the Father and the Spirit.
 
It was such important teaching that Judas asked why they were the only people to hear it. Jesus’ answer was that He would only disclose such precious, personal information to the people who loved Him; and proved it by obeying what He taught. There was no value in sharing with people who had already proved they had no desire to obey Him. As Jesus said in Matthew 7:6, “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs.” That may sound a hard message, but precious information about important relationships must be treated preciously.
 
The same passage of Scripture will stir love, worship and obedience in some people; while others have no interest. Indeed, the attitude of people to God’s Word shows what sort of relationship they have with Him. If you love Him, You will want to hear Him speak to you through the Scriptures; and having heard you will obey. Many claim to have so-called ‘intellectual difficulties’ with the Bible, but really they have moral difficulties within their own hearts: instead of honouring God’s authority they assert their own; and instead of obeying they want to argue! If they keep ignoring what God says, they will stop hearing Him. But the more we obey, His Word will become more precious and relevant, and our love for Him will grow too.