My time is not yet here; for you any time will do

John 7:1-10

But when the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles was near, Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do. No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” For even his own brothers did not believe in him. 

Therefore Jesus told them, “My time is not yet here; for you any time will do. The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that its works are evil. You go to the festival. I am not going up to this festival, because my time has not yet fully come.” After he had said this, he stayed in Galilee.

However, after his brothers had left for the festival, he went also, not publicly, but in secret.

The last time Jesus visited Jerusalem there was trouble, ending in a plot against his life. In Judea his life is still in danger. But his 'time'(the time of his death) has not yet come, so he avoids publicity.

Why?

Jesus came it not for welcome in the world, he is not gain the good name from people, but to save the life of sinners. 

My time is not yet here, Jesus knows what he has to do. Jesus did not follow others. 

Even his own brothers did not believe in Him, but Jesus knew his mission and his way, his time.

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第六章是逾越節，耶穌的工作集中在加利利，因為工作還沒有完成，所以沒有去。第七章是住棚節。相隔約六個月。耶穌的弟弟也希望耶穌去人多的地方，藉著神蹟，吸引更多人看見。耶穌弟弟也是看見神蹟才會相信的人。

耶穌做任何事情有他的時候，這裏是指受死的時候。他知道什麼時候做什麼事，不要人要他行事，如水變酒時耶穌告訴他母親，我的時候還沒有到，神蹟是按照神的計劃進行。耶穌來是傳神的話，就是靈就是生命，看神蹟令人振奮，但是神的話更重要。

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How?

What purpose I am doing every day, to do a good witness of Christian and obey the word of the Lord.