But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Jesus himself doesn't know when the end will come. He freely admits that this knowledge belongs only to the Father.
I think we avoid this verse because it makes Jesus less omniscient, and we're uncomfortable with that. But I find it honest. Jesus, living as a human in history, doesn't have access to the Father's timetable. He lives with the same uncertainty we do about the future. And he's okay with that. He doesn't need to know. He trusts the Father. I've tried for years to predict God's timing—when transformation will come, when a relationship will heal, when my work will matter. But Jesus is saying that's not the kind of knowledge available to us, and constantly seeking it keeps us from present trust. Some things are not-to-be-known. And that's okay. We don't need omniscience. We need presence with the Father right now.
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