This is a saying that is going to take some time to reveal itself, let it sink in.
Some Words of God that may seem so obvious are often not, because these have been hidden since the foundation of the world. It is for God to reveal. You see, it is not that they have not always been there, but they have not been unveiled, but all good gifts 'come down' or 'appear' from the Father and there are many treasures stored up in heaven for us, and so we seek Him and His Kingdom.
'The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men', this is of course a reference to the passion of the Messiah and His death on the cross for us. This was indeed a dark mystery, so much so that his disciples where afraid to ask Him to open it to them.
We often are afraid of the utterances of God because we either fail to understand or to embrace that it is out of darkness that Light comes. This is the way of God. This is why we set our hopes on the things above, this is why we endure toward the hope that is set before us. So when dealing with the darker things that Jesus speaks, we must not be afraid to ask, knowing that on the other side of suffering, even suffering unto death...there is Resurrection. So if we ask, it will be given and if anyone lacks wisdom let him ask God who gives generously. That way we can make known the mysteries of His will.
This saying is also about more than the Messiah's death it is about the empowerment of mankind. God has given His only begotten Son into the hands of men, what will they do with Him? They crucified Him, but it had to be this way because unless a Seed falls to the ground and dies it remains a single Seed, but if it falls to the ground and dies many more may live. God has given you the good gift of the Eternal Seed in the Word which you received, what are you doing with Him?
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