Confused About Jesus

Acts 1:1-7
Luke is writing about the account of the beginning of Christianity and the preaching of the gospel. He is recalling what Jesus had to say to the twelve He had chosen and how there remain some confusion as to what exactly was to be done.
Remember Jesus had spent a lot of time with these men; they were hand picked and spent three years under His teaching. They had witnessed many miracles set and listened to many a message yet they were still confused. They were confused about His life, His ways, His death, His resurrection, His promises, and His kingdom. Why do you think that was? It could be that many then as today are not looking to the spiritual but to the physical.

In verse 6 we begin to see some of this confusion by the disciple's last question of the physical Jesus, "Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?" They didn't fully understand Jesus' message and his purpose. They took His words and translated them into what they thought He "should" be saying or doing according to their interpretation of prophecy. They thought Jesus was talking about a physical kingdom.

Sometimes there is the feeling the Lord must be incredibly frustrated with us as well, when we don't "understand." When we take His words or action and change them into what we think He "should" be saying or doing. How did Jesus respond? "It is not for you to know " These words need to be underlined and highlighted in all of our Bibles. When you start to get insistent with the Lord, when you get demanding, or when you think you know better -- remember these words: "It is not for you to know!" We don't need to know everything -- the complete master plan, before we do our part. This may well be the reason why a lot of the time we sit on the sideline and don't do what Jesus instructed. We are confused and don't understand why. The Bible doesn't promise understanding before, during, or even after a project (I'm not talking about understanding Scripture, but understanding the purposes God has for the things He commands). What kind of faith would it take if you always knew the outcome of something before you started?
What has God called you to do that you don't understand and haven't done? Is it just because you didn’t get the memo with the outcome? I am glad that God is still in control and will guide us in the right direction.