As soon as Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And it was night. John 13:30
And it was night. What an eerie night it must have been. Jesus, the one the disciples had followed was doing the strangest things. Passover was time for reflection. There is something rather spiritual about it, but this Passover was different. Jesus was talking about leaving them, about betrayal, about servanthood. What was happening?
I wonder how the disciples would have acted if they knew what was coming. Would they have turned on Judas, this traitor of the Christ? Would they have hidden from the guards that would soon be there? Would they have run away into the night?
I guess it was better that they didn't know. Jesus knew the time was at hand. His disciples could have spoiled the plan. Well, maybe not. God's will would soon be done.
Lord, there are times that I wish I could know what lies ahead. Will I ever be in that place of holiness in this lifetime? Will I become the man You designed me to be - confident in You? Will I face a time when, like Peter, in fear I choose to deny You? So many times, I have hidden. So many times, I have betrayed. So many times, I have run away into the night.
Spirit, fill me with peace to accept the Lord's will - to accept a future I cannot see, but I know is in Your hands. If I find myself in the dark of night, come to me; comfort me until the sun rises again.