John 14: 15 Jesus with disciples in Upper Room on Maundy Thursday Continued
If you love Me, keep My commandments.
This passage was spoken by Jesus on the last night of His earthly ministry, before He was to be betrayed. Jesus knows that His disciples still do not know who He was, why He was sent here; or why He had to die. Jesus is telling them to be true to Him, knowing full well that in a couple of hours from now they will completely forget this and run in all different directions to stay alive. We must remember that all the disciples failed in their commitment to Jesus, not just Peter and Judas.
This situation the disciples found themselves in, is not exclusive to them; we today and all through history will find ourselves in this type of situation. The question is that when it happens to you, will you act like the disciples and run, or will you remain true to Jesus. Remember, to whom much is given, much is required. We know more today about Jesus, then the twelve that walked with Him over a period of 3.1/2 years. Unlike them, we know why Jesus came into the world, why He had to die; and what it accomplished. And yet with all this added knowledge, are we better disciples then they were? We say that was a long time ago, things are different now. Is that true?? I wonder if it came down to defending your faith our cutting and running, which would you do?? You are the only one who can answer for you. What will you choose??
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