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My commentary says that everything that happened to Jesus
that last week in Jerusalem “were appointments, not accidents, for they had
been determined by the Father and written centuries ago in the Old Testament
Scriptures. We cannot but admire our
Savior and love Him more as we see Him courageously enter into this time of
suffering and eventual death. We must
remember that He did it for US.”
The religious leaders
prepared for a crime: “The religious
leaders had cleansed their homes but
not their hearts. For a long time now, they had wanted to arrest Jesus and get Him out of the
way, but they had not been able to work out a safe plan that would protect
them from the people.”
Jesus revealed His
love: He washed the feet of each of
his disciples, including Judas. He’d already greet them, as the host, with
the traditional kiss of peace, including
kissing Judas. “He openly spoke of a
traitor in their midst … more for the sake of Judas … giving him another opportunity to repent. It is most significant that Jesus did not
openly identify Judas as the traitor but protected him until the very end.”
I can’t imagine what it must have been like, knowing, as He
did, what was to happen during the night and the next day – knowing how Judas
would betray Him and how the other disciples would scatter in fear. He also knew how painful death would be and
what it means to us as humans to depart this physical existence. But Jesus
knew for a fact what was on the other side.
He’d been in Heaven reigning, and He was going home soon – mission accomplished.
And seeing His Father’s loving face would make it all worth it!
Father, though death is scary to us, I’m glad that I know I will be with You and Your Son
someday. That makes everything in this
life worth it, too. Help me to obey and
to live according to Your will, and to anticipate my home-going someday.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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