Text:
Matthew 26:31-35 (KJV)
31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.
32 But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.
33 Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
35 Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
Observation:
With all the all information that is available in the world today, it is not surprising that the volume of information is not the most important thing. What we need is the truth.
Who is right, and who is wrong? That is the question that we need to be able to answer.
In our focal passage for today we get to see how this question plays out between Jesus, and his disciples.
Jesus said this.
Matthew 26:31 (KJV)
31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.
Peter (speaking as the spokesmen for the disciples) said this.
Matthew 26:35 (KJV)
35 Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
Who was right; Jesus or the disciples?
Matthew 26:56 (HCSB)
56 But all this has happened so that the prophetic Scriptures would be fulfilled." Then all the disciples deserted Him and ran away.
Notice my friends that Jesus was right, and all of the disciples were wrong. The Word says, "Then all the disciples deserted Him and ran away."
Who do you believe? Who do you trust; man or God? How would you answer the question Jesus posed to His disciples?
John 6:67-68 (KJV)
67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
Prayer:
Father, I pray that you would give each of us who belong to you the faith to run to you, and not to run from you.
Father, I pray that you would keep us faithful, and not fearful of the doubts and dangers we encounter on our journey through this dark and dangerous world. In the mighty name of Jesus we pray, Amen.
Isaiah 55:11 (KJV)
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
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