Matthew 26:30-32 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of me this night. For it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.”
By this time, the disciples are hopefully listening better, having been convinced that Jesus did indeed know what was going to happen; the Father had revealed it to Him. Again, they did not like the words that they heard - they would fall and fail. They would react to His capture with fear and run. But as with each scary detail foretold, there was hope. They would return. Is that not a picture of our lives many times? We fall and we fail, and in repentance return, admitting we failed to listen, obey and trust in Him?
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