They were on the
road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking on ahead of them; and they
were amazed, and those who followed were fearful. And again He took the twelve
aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him, saying,
"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be
delivered to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will condemn Him to
death and will hand Him over to the Gentiles. They will mock Him and spit on
Him, and scourge Him and kill Him, and three days later He will rise
again."
Jesus was heading toward Jerusalem, and that
disturbed the disciples greatly. The
leaders that came from Jerusalem already rejected Jesus, even calling him a
representative of Satan (Mark 3:22)! So
they knew that there would be some kind of confrontation in Jerusalem, which
they didn’t want to face. Jesus, however,
was confident, knowing that he would be rejected, condemned and then sentenced
to be killed. He knew that the leaders
in Jerusalem would do any manner of persecution to him—including mocking,
spitting, lashing and killing. But he
was also confident in God’s vindication of him as he is resurrected. The disciples, of course, was confident in no
such thing.
It is always good to rely on God's promises. God promises us that we will suffer. That's a promise. I've often wondered why people worry so much about the good suffering-- Jesus said it would happen, so why fret? Just enjoy the ride. And remember, God is always there to vindicate you when it is all done. After the storm comes the peace, never before.
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