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February 17, 2021

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Reading along with us in Matthew? Here’s today’s reading:

Matthew 26 (NIV)

The Plot Against Jesus
1When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples, 2“As you know, the Passover is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”.......Continue Reading

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  1. Two things strike me in this chapter. The first is how God uses people that seem so imperfect in His perfect plans. Judas and Peter both make horrible mistakes and yet are part of His heavenly plan. God can use the strong and the weak for His purpose
    Second was the sadness of Jesus. He showed a very human side in this chapter asking His father to spare Him if possible and becoming so frustrated with the sleeping disciples for they did not seem to believe or realize the severity of what was about to happen! Jesus seemed scared and alone as so many of us do but His Father remained with Him and He trusted the plan….such an amazing example for us when our troubles are just a fraction of what Jesus was facing here!

  2. Oh to be a fly on the wall as these events transpired: to see Jesus’ reactions, hear His words and see Him take most of it in stride. It is also curious to consider what the disciples were thinking through all of this. The most striking portion is Jesus in the garden. Him showing a bit of angst over the whole affair only makes the fact that He followed through more amazing. He was so committed to this mission. Even when Peter pulls out the sword and Jesus chastises him for it, He let’s Him know, if I wanted out I could make that happen and the Father would be pleased to accommodate that. It is happening this way because it is supposed to happen this way. And Jesus rested in that fact and was ultimately asking all of them to do the same. For Jesus to suffer mistreatment at the hands of man reveals the best of Him. It should cause us to think, what mistreatment have we suffered for Him lately?

  3. “And the high priest arose and said to Him, “Do You answer nothing? What is it these men testify against You?” But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, “I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God!”
    Jesus said to him, “It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

    The high priest puts Jesus under oath to tell whether He is the Christ or not. Jesus tells the truth and they accuse Him of blasphemy. Even all the circumstantial evidence is there to prove who Jesus is.

    I was thinking that when the Anti-Christ comes he will do signs and wonders…to deceive, if it were possible, even the elect. I believe we will be raptured before that happens, but it does cause one to look carefully at God’s word to be sure.

  4. Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”

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