Matthew 26:30-35
Let’s continue to pray for Jim and Marty.
“Notice what you notice.” I had an all-day conference here in the DC area, so I am just now posting. Tired…!
And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. (v. 30) There is a chronological problem here. Matthew and Mark have Jesus going out to the Mount of Olives while we still have four chapters in John (14-17) which presumably occur during the Last Supper.
Verse 35 struck me: Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you!” And all the disciples said the same. The part that struck me this time was that all the disciples agreed with Peter. I don’t recall that item in this section – what always sticks out to me is Peter’s denial and the Lord’s prophecy of his denial. The other strange thing about Peter’s denial is that he had already said that he would never fall away. Then came Jesus’ prophecy spoken directly to Peter, then a second pronouncement by Peter that he would never deny him. Yet he did. Peter’s behavior warns us of caution in making promises to Jesus. I think He would rather we wait until we hear from Him as to what He wants of us before we make our own plans as to how we will behave toward Him. I know that from experience…!
Slava Bohu!