Jesus Entrusted Himself to God (TMF:299)

Thursday, November 26, 2015
Peace to Live By: Jesus Entrusted Himself to God (TMF:299) - Daniel Litton
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       But Jesus, even in the midst of being unjustly arrested, didn’t fight back. He entrusted himself to God in the midst of the terribly unjust circumstances (see 1 Peter 2:23). And I think we can all take a lesson out of this. When we are faced with situations in life that aren’t fair, we need to learn to trust in God, as God is always in control (see Ecclesiastes 7:13, 14, 1 Corinthians 10:13). This is much easier said than done. It requires constant submission, or yielding, to God (see Romans 6:12-14, 1 Corinthians 9:27). Sometimes we just don’t understand why things happen in our lives, but we can know for sure that God is in control. He allowed whatever has happened to happen, and he will lead us through it (see Psalm 23:4). After Jesus was arrested, his disciples deserted him. They fled (see Matthew 26:56). Undoubtedly, this had to break Jesus’ heart, as they had all earlier at dinner swore they would die with him if necessary (see Matthew 26:35). But push came to shove, and the disciples didn’t keep their word. Peter and John did follow Jesus and the crowd from a distance, but they really had deserted him. They hadn’t been arrested with him. And they hadn’t stood up for Jesus.