Immediately

These gospels stories have a sense of timing that is just amazing. Everything that happens leads to the next thing. There is no delay. It's all action. Immediately. You see that word so many times. Repetition is never an accident.

Another impressive part is John the Baptist's commission to the people who come to get baptized. He tells them to go and live righteously. He doesn't say they have to choose a new life plan, but they have to change their plan to be righteous. He tells the tax collector how to be righteous. Jesus doesn't call us all to be missionaries but rather to just live righteously and produce good fruit. There is a difference.

Lastly, watching Jesus pray is awesome. He gets up early and spends Lord only knows how long in prayer. Evidently, He had some success in that prayer time because when He sees the disciples, He has marching orders and is ready to go. No second guessing or what ifs. It's business time. It goes back to the sense of timing. There's also a sense of urgency. Jesus didn't come to fart around and have a good time. NO! He was Kingdom focused and He knew His mission. As much as He loved to stay and heal those He was with, He knew there were others who need Him more. He didn't waste time.

Of course, being God, He could see the big picture. We are limited to guessing at the big picture. We can still pray. We can still hear from God. We may not understand His thoughts and ways, but they are revealed to us when we ask. It doesn't have to make sense, it just has to be.

Jesus brought the Good News to those who needed it most. Immediately.