Mark 14:18 While they were reclining at the table eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me—one who is eating with me.”
Jesus knows that not only will Judas betray Him but also that all of the disciples will fall away during this crucial time. He *knows* this with certainty. But He doesn’t rant and rave at the disciples for the betrayal that is coming. He doesn’t cast them out into the streets.
Mark 14:19 They were saddened, and one by one they said to him, “Surely you don’t mean me?”
Instead, He shares the Passover meal with them, equating the bread to His body and the cup to His blood. He shares a meal with those He knows will not support Him during the coming trial. But verse 28 is the kicker. Not only does He share communion, He reminds them of what comes after…. “I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
Mark 14:27 “You will all fall away,” Jesus told them….
Precious Savior, Thank You for not casting us out, even though You know we are fleshly and fallible and will stumble more than once. Thank You for the reminder that when we do stumble in our walk, that You are waiting for us on the other side and that we need to turn our hearts back to You and meet You in Galilee. Help us to love ourselves and those who fall away in times of our distress as You love the disciples and as You love us. Amen.
Mark 14:28 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
Have a blessed day. I love you.