S. 51
And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew
his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear. 52
Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they
that take the sword shall perish with the sword. 53 Thinkest thou that I cannot
now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions
of angels? 54 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must
be? 55 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as
against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you
teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me. 56 But all this was done,
that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples
forsook him, and fled. 57 And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to
Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
O. Jesus
warns us about using weapons of war and declares his ability to be delivered by
angels. Why is Jesus being arrested in the night hours? He was in the Temple,
in the very place of his trial, each day and was not touched. Sin sneaks around
and looks for darkness to lay hold on its victims.
A. All
of the followers of Jesus fled and left him alone to face his trial. How will I
react when my test day comes? Jesus sent his Holy Spirit to me that I would
stand and not fall. The disciples fled in fear at the arrest of Jesus but
latter stood and died for their testimony…….what made the difference…….the
Baptism of the Holy Ghost.
P. Father;
fill me with your Holy Ghost, the same as you filled the disciples on the day
of Pentecost. Amen.
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