Mk14

Everyday God gives us opportunity to stand for Jesus.  Will you speak up for Christ today or will you deny Him with your words or actions?

In a sense, we all have betrayed Jesus.  Every disciple deserted Him and, like them, we all have times of doing the opposite of what we know Jesus would have us to do.  The disciples struggled with both a desire to follow and a desire to run!  They knew they wanted to stand for Jesus, but they were captured by the fear of man. 

In my opinion, the disciples had a pretty good excuse to be afraid!  Even though Jesus had told them that the worst that could happen is that they would die, they actually were afraid to die!  They were watching Jesus being illegally and brutally beaten and slaughtered!  Standing for Jesus could have literally cost them their life!

What will it cost us though?  Why are we so cowardly to stand for Christ?    The answer to this question is that we care more about what others think than we do about God.  I suggest that is a poor way to live.

Live to please Jesus.