“What Is That To Thee?”

“Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.” John 21:22

November 22 – “A disciple is one who minds neither his own business nor any one else’s business, but looks steadfastly to Jesus and goes on following Him. We read books about the consecration of other men, but it is as so much scaffolding, it all has to go, and the time comes when there is only one thing left – following Jesus. One of the severest lessons we get comes from our stubborn refusal to see that we must not interfere in other people’s lives. It takes a long time to realize the danger of being an amateur providence, i.e. interfering with God’s order for others. We see a certain person suffering and we say, ‘He shall not suffer; I will see that he does not,’ and we put our hand straight in front of God’s permissive will to prevent it, and He has to say, ‘What is that to thee?’  We cause delays to God by persistently doing things in our own way.”

(taken from “Daily Thoughts For Disciples” by Oswald Chambers)