When Jesus was arrested His eleven disciples deserted Him. They”¦not only deserted Him”¦they literally ran away. Judas Iscariot had led the armed crowd to point Jesus out and then Scripture does not mention him until Jesus is condemned to die on the cross”¦then we learn the rest of Judas”™ story”¦(See Matthew 27:1-10) (NASB) Luke 22:54 […]
Prayer for our leaders is a commitment God wants His people to keep: (Amplified) 2 Chronicles 7:14 “If My people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves, pray, seek, crave, and require of necessity My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal […]
Jesus did not seek to rebel against Rome or the Jewish religious leaders through armed force. Jesus did openly teach God”™s words and ways in the temple courts of Jerusalem. His teachings refuted man”™s traditions and misconceptions of God and His word. (NASB) Isaiah 53:1 “WHO HAS believed our message? And to whom has the […]
Simon Peter had pulled a sword in defense of Jesus when He was seized in the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus rebuked him and protected him at the same time”¦Jesus healed the servant”™s ear (See Luke 22:51). Then Jesus said something that was very interesting and shows His personal authority and power, and obedience to His […]
(NASB) Matthew 26:51-52 “And behold, one of those who were with Jesus reached and drew out his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear. 52 Then Jesus said to him, “˜Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take up the sword shall perish by […]
Picture the scene: the Garden of Gethsemane, eleven weary men, Jesus having just completed heart-wrenching prayer of submission to His Father”™s will, the sound of an approaching crowd with the clank of swords and clubs with torches held high for light, led by Judas Iscariot. (NASB) Matthew 26:48-50 “Now he who was betraying Him gave […]
Jesus faced persecution, pain and death but that wasn”™t His biggest sorrow. His sorrow was deeper than what He knew He would be experiencing. His sorrow was the coming separation from His Father, His sorrow was the coming sin He would be experiencing. Jesus did all of this out of His love for you! Jesus […]
How do Christians deal with pain-filled circumstances? Following the example Jesus gave us on the night of His betrayal would be an excellent place to begin. (NASB) Matthew 26:42-44 “He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, “˜My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, Your will be done.”™ 43 […]
To pray as Jesus prayed on the night of His betrayal: (NASB) Matthew 26:42 “My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, Your will be done.”
Jesus asked three disciples to “˜watch and pray”™ while He went a little further, falling on His face to pray in the velvet blackness of night deep in the Garden of Gethsemane. They slept. (NASB) Matthew 26:40 “And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “˜So, you men could […]