Because of me this night, for it is written. . ."
M A R K 14 : 27
As you follow Jesus you will face moment of great distress
At times it will seem that events conspire to cause you to
stumble in your relationship with Him. You do not initiate then,
but they arise from opposition or the intensity of your circum-
stances. Nevertheless, failure is the end result. The disciples
faced such fierce opposition to their Lord that they all failed
Him on the night Jesus was crucified.
Peter boasted that he was incapable of forshaking Jesus
( Mark14: 29-31). Yet Jesus assured the disciple even before
their failure that it was inevitable. The scripture had prophesied
it. God always knew the disciples would fail His Son; He wasn't
caught by surprise. He had made provision for their shortcomings,
Knowing He would eventually develop them into apostles who
would fearlessly preach the gospel, perform miracles, and teach
others later, when the risen christ encountered peter on the sea-
hore, he did not ask peter for a confession of his sin but a
confession of his sin, but a confession of his sin, but a confession
of his love ( John 21: 15-17)
You may fear that your failure has caught God by surprise.
Perhap you promised, like Peter, to stand with the Lord, but you
failed. God was just as aware that you eould fail him as He was
With the original disciple. He has made provision to respond
everytime you stumble. Don't think that somehow your failures
are bigger or more complex than any God has dealt with. If you
are facing challenges that seem overwhelming, don't be discour-
aged. God has already forseen them and prapared for them
( 1Cor. 10. -13 )
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