I see an interesting and, I think, "normal," spiritual dynamic here -normal in the sense that Jesus is not only God in the flesh, but also the proto-type of the Spirit-filled, Spirit-led man. How Jesus did things is a standard for how things ought to be done. Jesus modeled for us what it looks like in real life to hear from Father and act on what we hear.
Immediately after being baptized by John and filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus went to a solitary place to fast and pray and seek the Father's direction. It seems that maybe Jesus had a big picture idea of what His ministry was going to be and He knew the timing was right, but He still needed the Father's specific instruction for the details -what was the next step, where should He go, to whom should He preach and minister. Although He was fully God and could have known all of this within Himself, he chose not to. Because He was fully human, He chose not to play the God card and, as a result, needed to spend time with Father, seeking knowledge and wisdom and understanding -just like us.
This certainly seems to be the way God leads us, doesn't it? God rarely, if ever, reveals the entire plan to us at once. Instead, as we moment by moment and day by day seek Him, He gradually unveils and slowly reveals His desires. We often just want to cut to the chase and know what we're supposed to be busy doing. We often take a position of, "Just give me the information so I can get busy doing stuff for You, God." But God enjoys the relationship, the seeking and finding, the time spent together. Perhaps the process of seeking Him is more important to God than the information we receive.
Jesus, from the start of His ministry spent extensive solitary time seeking the Father's heart and will. Maybe we should too.
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