It amazes me that as I read the Gospels, you can see the disciple’s confusion at almost every turn.
You can tell that they believe that Jesus is the Messiah.
But yet He doesn’t do the things that they think He will.
He keeps leading them into places and situations that they don’t think are where the Messiah would be going.
Then He starts talking about His death.
Think about how strange that must have been.
You’ve been following this man and now He says He’s going to die.
You thought He was going to raise up armies and defeat the evil Roman army.
He was going to rebuild Israel into this great nation.
But now, He’s saying that He has to die in order for God’s plans to be fulfilled.
I can see why so many would have turned their backs on Him.
He said He was the Messiah, but yet didn’t act like the Messiah they were waiting for.
It can be hard to follow God on paths when they are leading places you didn’t think He would lead you on.
May God give us the courage to stay the course and the faith to trust in His plans.
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