As Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and on the way He said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, and will hand Him over to the Gentiles to mock and scourge and crucify Him, and on the third day He will be raised up.”
The life of Jesus as told in the gospels presents periods of ups and downs. We see Jesus teaching, and then forecasts of doom. Then we will see Him working miracles and then the reminder of his ultimate death on the cross. The disciples became very perplexed how the magnificent Jesus would always speak of his ultimate and devastating death. But Jesus knew that He needed to place the constant reminders in their minds so that when the reason for His coming arrived, that they would remember and have faith for his resurrection and return. We also, need to have faith in Him that He not only died on the cross and was raised from the dead, but He will return to us in glory on the day of His triumph.
Daily Prayer: Lord Jesus, You are our blessed hope. We long to see You face to face, but until that day, we continue to grow in faith and the knowledge of You. In Your holy name I pray Amen.
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