Matthew 20:20,21

Matthew 20:20,21 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. James and John and their mother came to Jesus asking a favor. James and John wanted to sit on either side of Jesus when He became the King of Israel. They didn’t realize that Jesus was going to have a spiritual kingdom and not an earthly kingdom. Neither did they have any clue of the persecution that lay ahead of them. Jesus would soon be executed. But they didn’t know that. Then the Jewish leaders would come after His disciples, trying to stamp out the teachings of Jesus. Jesus knew everything that was going to happen, but James and John did not. And just like James and John, we have no idea as to what lies ahead for us. We may have difficult times ahead. Things may not go as we expect. But one thing we can be sure of: Jesus will be with us. No matter what the future holds, Jesus will be there with us, taking us safely through.