You can see the darkest, the most disappointed, as well as the most discouraged facts here in chapter 26 of Matthew, the Message, where Lord has revealed how distrustful and unreliable, or, let me put it this way, weak and feeble humans would be. I am so frustrated to admit that for I'm also one of beings.
In verses 34 and 35, you will definately think to yourselves: "Is that the same old story recurring over and over again between couples, friends, families, and right among us?" Indeed, the Book has since long displayed the weakness and the disability of humans in the light of "promises". Something we have to be quite aware of is that: The Book was not written to condemn humans, rather to make humans well recognized about what we really are, and offer us the way, the only way through Jesus to receivethe remission due to our weakness and sins.
31-32Then Jesus told them, "Before the night's over, you're going to fall to pieces
because of what happens to me. There is a Scripture that says,
I'll strike the shepherd;
helter-skelter the sheep will be scattered.
But after I am raised up, I, your Shepherd, will go ahead of you, leading the way to Galilee."
33Peter broke in, "Even if everyone else falls to pieces on account of you, I won't."
34"Don't be so sure," Jesus said.
"This very night, before the rooster crows up the dawn, you will deny me three times."
35Peter protested,
"Even if I had to die with you, I would never deny you." All the others said the same thing.
36-38Then Jesus went with them to a garden called Gethsemane and told his disciples,
"Stay here while I go over there and pray."
Taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he plunged into an agonizing sorrow.
Then he said, "This sorrow is crushing my life out. Stay here and keep vigil with me."
39Going a little ahead, he fell on his face, praying, "My Father, if there is any way, get me out of this.
But please, not what I want. You, what do you want?"
40-41When he came back to his disciples, he found them sound asleep.
He said to Peter, "Can't you stick it out with me a single hour?
Stay alert; be in prayer so you don't wander into temptation without even knowing you're in danger.
There is a part of you that is eager, ready for anything in God.
But there's another part that's as lazy as an old dog sleeping by the fire."
42He then left them a second time.
Again he prayed, "My Father, if there is no other way than this, drinking this cup to the dregs, I'm ready.
Do it your way."
43-44When he came back, he again found them sound asleep.
They simply couldn't keep their eyes open.
This time he let them sleep on, and went back a third time to pray, going over the same ground one last time.
45-46When he came back the next time, he said, "Are you going to sleep on and make a night of it?
My time is up, the Son of Man is about to be handed over to the hands of sinners.
Get up! Let's get going! My betrayer is here."
So, are you Peter, or the other discples? If you were Jesus, what would you react to those who know nothing but boast their high profiles in front of you? I bet you would be a "saint" or alike if you could hold yourself not to give them a slam slap. Lol, what would others do? What would Jesus do?
In verses 34 and 35, you will definately think to yourselves: "Is that the same old story recurring over and over again between couples, friends, families, and right among us?" Indeed, the Book has since long displayed the weakness and the disability of humans in the light of "promises". Something we have to be quite aware of is that: The Book was not written to condemn humans, rather to make humans well recognized about what we really are, and offer us the way, the only way through Jesus to receivethe remission due to our weakness and sins.
31-32Then Jesus told them, "Before the night's over, you're going to fall to pieces
because of what happens to me. There is a Scripture that says,
I'll strike the shepherd;
helter-skelter the sheep will be scattered.
But after I am raised up, I, your Shepherd, will go ahead of you, leading the way to Galilee."
33Peter broke in, "Even if everyone else falls to pieces on account of you, I won't."
34"Don't be so sure," Jesus said.
"This very night, before the rooster crows up the dawn, you will deny me three times."
35Peter protested,
"Even if I had to die with you, I would never deny you." All the others said the same thing.
36-38Then Jesus went with them to a garden called Gethsemane and told his disciples,
"Stay here while I go over there and pray."
Taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he plunged into an agonizing sorrow.
Then he said, "This sorrow is crushing my life out. Stay here and keep vigil with me."
39Going a little ahead, he fell on his face, praying, "My Father, if there is any way, get me out of this.
But please, not what I want. You, what do you want?"
40-41When he came back to his disciples, he found them sound asleep.
He said to Peter, "Can't you stick it out with me a single hour?
Stay alert; be in prayer so you don't wander into temptation without even knowing you're in danger.
There is a part of you that is eager, ready for anything in God.
But there's another part that's as lazy as an old dog sleeping by the fire."
42He then left them a second time.
Again he prayed, "My Father, if there is no other way than this, drinking this cup to the dregs, I'm ready.
Do it your way."
43-44When he came back, he again found them sound asleep.
They simply couldn't keep their eyes open.
This time he let them sleep on, and went back a third time to pray, going over the same ground one last time.
45-46When he came back the next time, he said, "Are you going to sleep on and make a night of it?
My time is up, the Son of Man is about to be handed over to the hands of sinners.
Get up! Let's get going! My betrayer is here."
So, are you Peter, or the other discples? If you were Jesus, what would you react to those who know nothing but boast their high profiles in front of you? I bet you would be a "saint" or alike if you could hold yourself not to give them a slam slap. Lol, what would others do? What would Jesus do?
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