Matthew 17:22,23

Matthew 17:22,23 And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men: And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry. Jesus knew the future, and Jesus knew that He would soon die. But Jesus also knew that His death was not the end for Him. Jesus came to bring us salvation, and His death actually part of His plan from eternity past. But we are different. We fear death because we don’t see the big picture. We don’t see everything that God is doing in the world – what He is accomplishing with our life and the lives of everyone else. The disciples didn’t want to lose Jesus. But Jesus knew that He had to die so that the disciples could live with Him in heaven for ever and ever. AND Jesus knew that He would send the disciples the Holy Spirit – the Comforter of God – to indwell each and every believer. Jesus knew that through the Holy Spirit He could be with each and every believer all the time in every country! Jesus saw the big picture. And now, so can we!