The Full Picture
- Guy Cohen
- Sep 1
- 2 min read
Harvest of Asher
Akko, Israel
For three years, Yeshua’s disciples walked a path filled with miracles, signs, and wonders. They witnessed His power in the towns and villages of the Galilee – Kfar Nahum (Capernaum), Korazim, Beit Tsaida (Bethsaida) – and even beyond, in Gentile regions like the Decapolis (the Ten Cities). They saw the blind receive sight, the lame walk, demons cast out, and the dead raised. They were part of the feeding of the 5,000 – and later the 4,000.
After witnessing and even participating in these mighty acts, how did they actually perceive Yeshua?
Some believed He would soon bring the Kingdom of God to Jerusalem, restoring Israel’s glory. Others followed Him as their Rabbi. Yet even after all they had seen, they often struggled to understand His deeper meaning. In John 11:11–16, when Yeshua said that Lazarus was “sleeping,” the disciples thought He meant literal sleep. Only when He clarified that Lazarus had died did they begin to grasp the weight of the moment.
Later in John 11, Yeshua met Martha and Miriam. Both expressed faith in Him – Martha saying, “If you had been here, my brother would not have died,” and affirming her belief in the resurrection on the last day. Miriam echoes the same sorrow. They believed in Yeshua – but their faith had limits. They trusted in what He could have done, not yet in what He would do.
But Yeshua was not late. From His perspective, He was right on time.
What I personally learn from this is that Yeshua is never late. We often assume He is – because we didn’t get the outcome we expected, or the answer we wanted, in the timing we hoped for. But our expectations are not always aligned with His purpose.
Our lives as believers today parallel those three years the disciples walked with Yeshua. We long for clarity, for breakthrough, for miracles. But Yeshua often invites us to walk with Him, even when we don’t understand, even when it seems like He’s silent or delayed. Along that path, He continues to do miracles, both seen and unseen, in the lives of those who trust Him.
We may not have the full picture now. But He does. And He is never late.
