“Therefore Jesus no longer moved about publicly among the people of Judea. Instead he withdrew to a region near the wilderness, to a village called Ephraim, where he stayed with his disciples.” (John 11:54)
In John 11 we find that after Jesus had risen Lazarus from the dead, the Pharisees called a meeting of the council (the Sanhedrin) to talk about how Jesus' miracles are making more people follow Him. Caiaphas the high priest for that year prophesied that Jesus was to die for the nation in order to unite the children of God into one body (vrs 49-52). From that day on, they sought and plotted to kill Him. For that reason Jesus did not appear publicly among the Jews, He went to Ephraim and stayed there with His disciples (vrs 54).
It is important to follow Jesus' example and know when to retrieve. Many anointed men die before their time due to wrong decisions. Remember; anointing, knowledge/education, status etc does not make up for wisdom or wrong decisions. Simply put, principles work. A person who puts their hand in a fire will get burnt, not because of their level of education or anointing but because they made a wrong decision by denying the principle of heat. Being at the wrong place at the wrong time can cost you your life regardless of who you are. It is my prayer that we know when to stay quiet when opposition arises in order for our ministry to be prolonged than to be vocal at all times and shorten our purposes in life and ministry. Decisions determine destinies. (Message by Grace Collingwoode Williams)
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