BECAUSE I SAID SO...

And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions. - Mark 12:34

     Did you ever get this one from your mom, "Because I said so!"?  Moms can say that becasue, well, they're moms!  They have ultimate power and authority!  You know who else has ultimate power and authority?  God!  Isn't it ironic that you never hear Jesus say, "Because I said so!"?  He could have!  He had the right, but His answers were never that trite, His answers helped the asker understand, His answers totally made sense!
      Ask Him about taxes, He says, "Get me a coin!"  Ask Him about the greatest commandment, He gives you two!  Ask him about marriage at the resurection, He reminds you what it's really all about!  It's genius....and it makes sense!
      Sometimes I catch myself giving answers that are in the "Because I said so" realm.  Even when it comes to spiritual things - "Because God said so" or "It says it in the Bible."  Now, those things aren't bad, but I don't think they help the asker understand, I don't think they help anyone understand the Kingdom.
     So, let's be like Jesus!  Let's really think about the answers we give.  And if we've got a question for Jesus - any question - I think we can be pretty sure He's not afraid to answer it!