What Jesus Did! 'A Traitor in Our Midst' — Luke 9:43-45

At this moment of glory in Jesus' ministry - he had just been transfigured and affirmed by the Father, had shown his healing power, and was being praised by those around him - Jesus reminded his disciples that treachery and betrayal lay ahead. While they could not understand it at that point, they would remember it. Failure, even horrible and colossal failure, on the part of those we hold dear is always a possibility. We are flawed human beings who often fail each other. We must not let the failure, even the total failure, of those whom we admire destroy our faith. Jesus warned his disciples that his betrayal and death lay ahead, and even though they could not yet understand it, they would remember and not be destroyed in their faith. We must not be destroyed by such things, either.