John 7:1

John 7:1 says, After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.  Jesus was still in Galilee.  He was there because the Jews wanted to kill Him.  He was not there out of fear of the Jews, but because His time had not yet come. We, as His followers, must never retreat from a situation because we are afraid of the world, but we must make sure that God's timing is right before we confront any situation.  Jesus was not hiding out but was walking around Galilee. Again, even if we know God's timing is not right for us to witness in one place, that does not mean it is not right in another.  Of course, it also means when we know God's timing is right, we must move into the battle, no matter the cost. Verse two adds, Now the Jew's feast of tabernacles was at hand.  Verse three continues, His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.  The Jewish Feast of the Tabernacles was approaching, and His brethren encouraged Jesus to go to Judea to celebrate.  They wanted Him to show His disciples His works.  They implied that He was wasting His time in Galilee.  We must be content to witness for and serve God wherever He leads us.  Some preachers are always looking for a bigger church, but God may want them where they are.  Verse four states, For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.  His brethren told Him that He wasn't getting enough acclaim by staying in Galilee.  When we start to look for personal acclaim in our service to God, we are already off course. Jesus came to seek and save those who were lost, not to be a world acclaimed leader.  Verse five adds, For neither did his brethren believe in him.  We see that Jesus knew that they weren't doing this because they believed Him, but because they didn't.  They were basically daring Him to prove He was the Christ by worldly deeds.  Some today who do not believe will challenge us to prove that Jesus is the Savior by doing some worldly miracle, but faith can never come by sight.  His brethren knew Who He was physically, but they did not know Who He was spiritually.  We must have that spiritual relationship with Him to truly understand what He is calling us to do.  We can never act just because people urge us to.