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Introduction
The disciples were about to go through an incredible test of faith.
They would see everything they hoped for in Jesus challenged.
He would be betrayed, arrested, condemned and crucified on a cross.
He would die and be buried.
The betrayal itself would be devastating.
No one expected it.
It would come from one who was considered part of the inner circle.
To betray one you shared bread with was one of the highest form of betrayal in Middle Eastern culture.
To lift the heel was taken from a metaphor derived from the lifting of a horse’s hoof preparatory to kicking.
Jesus was about to be betrayed by one of the inner circle.
It would be a devastating emotional blow to Jesus because He loved these men; it would be a shockingly devastating blow for the disciples because it was never expected.
They had taken Him for the triumphant Messiah who would be their deliverance from Rome and the establishment of a New Messianic Kingdom on earth.
They still did not completely understand His mission.
They still held to many of the misguided beliefs concerning the coming of the Messiah.
The Warrior Lamb.
“The disciples might well have had their faith shattered had the betrayal taken them completely unaware.
They might have thought Jesus’ enemies too resourceful for him.
The prediction altered all that.
It ensured that, on reflection, they would continue to see his mastery of the situation.
The disciples might well have been seriously shocked and their faith shattered had the betrayal taken them completely unawares.
They might have thought Jesus’ enemies too resourceful for him.
The prediction altered all that.
It ensured that, on reflection, they would continue to see his mastery of the situation.
When he was betrayed into the hands of his enemies it was just what he had foretold.
He was not the deceived and helpless victim of unsuspected treachery, but One sent by God to effect the divine purpose going forward calmly and unafraid, to do what God had planned that he should do.
When he was betrayed into the hands of his enemies it was just what he had foretold.
He was not the deceived and helpless victim of unsuspected treachery, but One sent by God to effect the divine purpose going forward calmly and unafraid, to do what God had planned that he should do.”
Morris, L. (1995).
The Gospel according to John (p.
553).
Grand Rapids, MI: Wm.
B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Jesus did not want this challenge to cause disillusionment and abandonment.
God allows us to be tested and these tests are good for us.
One of the most inspiring sights in nature is the eagle in flight.
With an endless expanse of blue behind it the eagle spreads its mighty wings and soars majestically and gracefully across the sky.
Free, powerful, complete.
Because of this the eagle becomes a symbol for how we’d like to be.
We all want to soar like an eagle in life.
But I wonder if you know how it is an eagle learns to soar?
I am told that there is a particular species of eagle which builds its nest high up on the face of a cliff overlooking the sea.
In this nest the eagle chick is hatched and spends its first days watching its mother come and go, collecting food and bringing it back.
One day mum decides it’s time her chicks learned to fly.
You know how she does it?
She forces her way right into the nest and then pushes her chicks out.
The chick starts plummeting down the cliff-face, terrified, shocked, heartbeat racing, aware that death is just seconds away.
And then something amazing happens.
The chick instinctively stretches the wings it never knew it had, the plummet becomes a fall, then a gentle rise.
Soon the chick is soaring like its mother.
It’s in that split second of terrifying danger that the chick comes face to face with itself, and face to face with wider reality.
In that terrifying moments the chick discovers what it is.
And without that terrifying moment it will never learn to soar.
But I wonder if you know how it is an eagle learns to soar?
I am told that there is a particular species of eagle which builds its nest high up on the face of a cliff overlooking the sea.
In this nest the eagle chick is hatched and spends its first days watching its mother come and go, collecting food and bringing it back.
One day mum decides it’s time her chicks learned to fly.
You know how she does it?
She forces her way right into the nest and then pushes her chicks out.
The chick starts plummeting down the cliff-face, terrified, shocked, heartbeat racing, aware that death is just seconds away.
And then something amazing happens.
The chick instinctively stretches the wings it never knew it had, the plummet becomes a fall, then a gentle rise.
Soon the chick is soaring like its mother.
It’s in that split second of terrifying danger that the chick comes face to face with itself, and face to face with wider reality.
In that terrifying moments the chick discovers what it is.
And without that terrifying moment it will never learn to soar.
He allows our faith to be tested so that we might grow stronger in that faith.
He never allows us to be crushed but instead presents opportunities for us to be encouraged.
One of the most inspiring sights in nature is the eagle in flight.
With an endless expanse of blue behind it the eagle spreads its mighty wings and soars majestically and gracefully across the sky.
Free, powerful, complete.
Because of this the eagle becomes a symbol for how we’d like to be.
We all want to soar like an eagle in life.
But I wonder if you know how it is an eagle learns to soar?
I am told that there is a particular species of eagle which builds its nest high up on the face of a cliff overlooking the sea.
In this nest the eagle chick is hatched and spends its first days watching its mother come and go, collecting food and bringing it back.
One day mum decides it’s time her chicks learned to fly.
You know how she does it?
She forces her way right into the nest and then pushes her chicks out.
The chick starts plummeting down the cliff-face, terrified, shocked, heartbeat racing, aware that death is just seconds away.
And then something amazing happens.
The chick instinctively stretches the wings it never knew it had, the plummet becomes a fall, then a gentle rise.
Soon the chick is soaring like its mother.
It’s in that split second of terrifying danger that the chick comes face to face with itself, and face to face with wider reality.
In that terrifying moments the chick discovers what it is.
And without that terrifying moment it will never learn to soar.
Times of testing give us an opportunity to demonstrate the genuineness of our faith produces patience.
Curtis Vaughn — “Patience” translates a Greek word which means steadfastness, endurance, and fortitude.
“Staying power” is a fair representation of its meaning.”
Jesus was making certain that the testing to come would produce strength and staying power in the lives of the disciples.
God is careful to limit the test of our faith so that it might produce the right results.
“Patience” translates a Greek word which has in it the ideas of steadfastness, endurance, and fortitude.
Ropes defines it as “unswerving constancy to faith and piety in spite of adversity and suffering” (p.
136).
Weymouth understands it here to mean “power of endurance.”
“Staying power” is a fair representation of its meaning.
Vaughan, C. (2003).
James (p. 20).
Cape Coral, FL: Founders Press.
It was imperative that the disciples continue to believe that He was the Messiah so they might fulfill God’s call on their life as disciples and ambassadors of the Gospel.
They needed strong faith so they might fulfill Christ’s calling on their life to be the Light of the world once He leaves His earthly ministry in the hands of His church.
So the test was limited…Judas’ betrayal would accomplish God’s purpose to make their faith stronger not crush their faith in Him
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