The Disciples 11th Step

Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished. For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again. And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken. Luke 18:31-34

Steps: 11, 12

In this text Jesus is attempting to alert His disciples about what will happen to him shortly. He plans to go to Jerusalem and He knows that He will be tortured and crucified, and then He tells them the good news that He will rise again on the third day. But sadly the disciples did not understand what He meant. They were so fixated on Jesus becoming the king of Israel that they could not process any idea that He would die. Thus Jesus tried to alert them but they were not ready to hear anything negative about their plans for God. This is a warning for us.

Prayer for Today: God You know that we to have our minds so fixed on certain thoughts that we can hardly hear anything but what we want to hear. Help us to so trust You that when You tell us something that we will trust Your perspective more than ours. Grant us a true 11th step and help us to have a true spiritual experience because of what You tell us. Thank You for Your mercies toward us.