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Before we get to our main text for the morning, let me paint a picture so we can get a clear idea of where we are at this point in the story.
Jesus calls 12 unlikely young men out of their ordinary lives to follow him as his disciples
Jesus invests 3 years into them and leads them perfectly
Jesus keeps preaching that the Kingdom of God is at hand.
That it is coming and that it is now here.
Jesus brings the disciples into a private and intimate passover celebration.
Before they celebrate the passover, Jesus radically and humbly washes the disciples feet.
Jesus explains that this great Jewish feast that has been celebrated for over 2600 years is really about him.
That the bread is representative of his body.
And that the wine is representative of his blood.
(This was a prediction of his own sacrificial death, but the disciples did not understand this at the time.
That Jesus had to die.
And that through that death, Jesus would reconcile them to the eternal God.)
Jesus promises the Holy Spirit.
Jesus promises that the presence of the Holy Spirit will be so great, that it is good that he goes so that the Holy Spirit will come.
Jesus teaches his disciples that he is the true vine, and that if they are not connected to him, they have no life in them.
Jesus teaches them the great command, that they love one another, just as Jesus has loved them.
Jesus says that greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Jesus tells his disciples that they will be hated by the world, but not to worry, because the world hated him first.
Jesus prays for his disciples.
Interceding before God for his disciples.
Let’s look at Matthew’s account of the story at this point:
Jesus is betrayed by Judas and arrested.
The disciples scatter.
This is the last time the disciples interact with Jesus that we know of, with the exception of John, before his crucifixion.
Jesus endures total abandonment, 3 unjust Roman trials, gruesome beatings, mocking, and the wrath of God
The disciples were afraid.
If I was to guess and if was to use our modern vernacular, I’d say the disciples were “freaking out.”
This is where we pick up the story and get to our text for the morning.
Would it be reasonable for Jesus to be upset with the disciples?
Might the disciples have been ashamed of their behavior?
We might be the most entitled generation in the most entitled country to ever walk the face of this planet.
Our sense of justice.
Our sense of what we deserve is terribly skewed.
The problem is we don’t fully grasp our condition before God.
Adam & Eve - Our rebellion against makes us accursed
Our God is just, and he will crush his enemies.
Our God is righteous, the wicked will not go unpunished.
Our sin, our rebellion, our treason against our creator has condemned us to death.
Paul tells us in his letter to the Romans:
“All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”
and
“The wages of sin is death”
SO… When Jesus says “Peace be with you.”
Those words have power.
See...
Paul wrote,
Jesus says it again,
“Peace be with you.”
It’s on this foundation of the peace of God, that we are commissioned into the world.
It’s only after understanding our reconciliation with Jesus that we are sent.
We are sent from a position of peace to proclaim peace.
How did the Father send Jesus?
Into the mess...
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