Matthew 17:22–23 (ESV) — 22 As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to
them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men, 23 and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day.” And
they were greatly distressed.
NOTE: After the
rejection by the nation, Jesus spends more time with his disciples and begins
to open up about the path the Father has laid before him. Jesus knew this from
the beginning and had hinted at it in the past. I'm sure it was upsetting. To
have God as a friend in human form who can sit next to you and tell you what
you need to do, well, …, it is the same thing we have today, except for the
tangible human form. But putting myself in those shoes, I would have been very
distressed. To lose someone who was so important to you and to know it ahead of
time might have been even worse. That is probably why Jesus tells them about
the helper he would send and why the helper was so important. Jesus, in human
form, cannot be near every person, but the Holy Spirit can reside within every
person. Do we think about the fact that we have the helper, the HS residing in
our heart who is ready to help us through life's difficulties? I must confess
that I forget this fact far too often.
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