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All Fall Down

I find it interesting in the final experiences of Jesus with his disciples that he makes 2 predictions, both of which come true. He predicted (better "informed") the disciples that one of them would betray him and that all would fall away. The most interesting thing is that in both cases, they all denied it.

Mark 14:19 "They were saddened [that one of them would betray Jesus], and one by one they said to him, 'Surely not I?'"

Mark 14:31 "But Peter insisted emphatically, 'Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.' And all the others said the same."

No one is ever really willing to admit their own moral deficits. After 3 years of intimate life with Jesus, none of these men (except possibly Judas) had the moral clarity or self-awareness to know his own heart. This is not to indict the disciples as much as it is a cause for pause for us. Am I just as blind to my character flaws? I am in as much denial of my own weaknesses? Am I as equally over-confident in my maturity in the faith? It may be precisely this experience that prompted Peter to warn us to be careful lest you "fall from your secure position" (2 Pet 3:17).

It is unfortunate that Judas and Peter alone are remembered for their failures in these events. Let us remind ourselves that all the disciples protested equally, and fell away equally. May we all pray with Margaret Barber, Watchman Nee's mentor, "O God, grant me a complete and unrestrained revelation of my own self."
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