The hour is coming, indeed it has come, when
you will be scattered, each one to his home, and
you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone because
the Father is with me. I have said this to you, so
that in me you may have peace. In the world you
face persecution. But take courage; I have
conquered the world.
John 16:32-33
The disciples scattered after Jesus was arrested (Mark 14:50). Jesus accepted their statement of faith even though he knew their weakness. He knew they would have to grow into people whose words and lives matched even to the point of death. He takes us through the same process. How well are you living out what you say you believe about Jesus? As Christians, we should expect continuing tension with an unbelieving world that is "out of sync" with Christ, his Good News, and his people. At the same time, we can expect our relationship with Christ to produce peace and comfort because we are "in sync" with him.
Related:
Zechariah 13:7
Matt 26:31
John 8:29, 14:27
Romans 5:1, 8:37
21st Day of Lent:
He revealed his Character to Moses
and his deeds to the people of Israel.
The Lord is compassionate and merciful,
slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love .
He will not constantly accuse us,
nor remain angry forever.
He does not punish us for all our sins;
he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.
For his unfailing love to those who fear him
is great as the height of the heavens above the earth.
He has removed our sins as far from us
as the East is from the West.
Psalm 103:7-12
East and west can never meet. This symbolic portrait of God's forgiveness: When he forgives our sin, he separates it from us and doesn't even remember it. We need never wallow in the past, for God forgives and forgets. We tend to dredge up the ugly past, but God has wiped our record clean. If we are to follow God, we must model his forgiveness. When we forgive another, we must also forget the sin.
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