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Story of Owen getting his blood drawn.
Confidence is praised in our culture
We love and admire confidence
Confident leaders are seen as good leaders
There are psychological and sociological benefits of being confident and following a confident leader.
There are examples of confidence all throughout the scriptures and history that should garner our praise.
David and Goliath
Paul in Athens
The confidence of Martin Luther to stand against the Roman Catholic Church when he nailed is 95 Thesis on the church door on October 31, 1517.
The confidence of Martin Luther King to stand for racial reconciliation and social justice.
We see the benefits of confidence, we also see the tragedy of misplaced confidence.
I am sure we could all tell stories of our childhood when we suffered from misplaced confidence
Old Bikes
Falling out of trees
Slippery Rocks
We also see for more tragic examples in history
Financial investments gone wrong
Scandals in the church that devastate people
Misplaced confidence in ideologies and leaders have led to some of the most tragic holocausts in human history.
Confidence is only good when the object upon which it rests is indeed worthy of trust.
Owen had full confidence in his three year old self that he was tough enough to not cry when getting his blood drawn.
I have seen experienced many men and women have such a high level of confidence in themselves that it blinded them to reality.
It blinded them to what was really going on around them.
Confidence
This is where healthy confidence turns to ignorant pride.
On the surface its often hard to see the difference between confidence and pride.
But when you apply wisdom and discernment you’ll see that confidence clings to truth, while pride clings to self exaltation.
The Disciple’s Pride
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After the celebrating the first new passover, the new memorial meal of the new covenant Jesus and his disciples sang together and went out to the Mount of Olives.
The mount of Olives is truly a significant location
The Mount of Olives is where Jesus gave his Olivet Discourse concerning the destruction of the temple
The Mount of Olives is
The mount of Olives is the place where the Garden of Gethsemane is located (Gethsemane means “olive press”)
The Mount of Olives is where is where Golgotha is located, thus Jesus was crucified on the Mount of Olives
The tomb in which Jesus was buried is also on the mount of Olives
Thus when Jesus is resurrected, he is raised on the mount of Olives.
Not to mention the biblical symbolism that is associated with Mount of Olives such as:
New creation
Holy of Holies
and God’s dwelling place.
So we have Jesus going to this symbolically and historically charged location with his disciples and begins to warn his disciples about whats about to happen.
He quotes the Prophet Zechariah when he says in verse 27
Jesus has been shepherding his flock for three years, he has taken care of them, he has fed them, he has taught them.
And now, once again, he is telling them about what is coming.
Jesus the good shepherd, the one who has led the disciples will be struck, and the sheep, or the disciples whooo scatter.
He tells them that you will all fall away.
This would be a tough pill to swallow if you are the disciples.
To hear Jesus tell you that you are going to fall away, that you are going to run or scatter away from the shepherd.
Jesus here is referring to the events that are about to happen in his arrest, trial and crucifixion.
However Jesus leaves them not without hope
Here Jesus is telling them that not only is he going to be put to death, but that he is going to rise and he will go before them to Galilee -
He was going to gather them back together in Galilee, he was not going to leave his sheep scattered.
He wasn’t going to leave his disciples, but rather he was going to gather them back together again.
However, the idea of the disciples leaving Jesus seems completely wrong to the disciples.
We then have a back and forth with self-confident Peter and Jesus
Peter responds to Jesus words in verse 29
Peter the great leader among the 12 completely throws the other disciples under the bus
Though these punks will fall away, I will not!
Peter is full of confidence.
And this sort of confidence is often celebrated.
He is a bold leader declaring his commitment to Jesus.
Though others may fall away, I will not.
I am so committed to to the cause that nothing would keep me from following the king.
Jesus then responds to Peters blind, misplaced confidence
Jesus, want peter to truly understand what is about to happen tells him, that this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.
You would think that when Jesus, the one who has healed your mother in law, raised people from the dead and walked on water tells you something you’d listen.
However Jesus words fall on ears ringing with pride and self-confidence, and Peter does not hear Jesus.
Peter responds again,
This time peter responds emphatically.
He wants to make sure Jesus understands what he’s saying.
He wants to make sure Jesus knows how devoted he is to Him
He wants Jesus and everyone else to know that he no matter what happens he will not leave Jesus’ side.
IF I must die with you, i will not deny you.
He says this with such passion, with such emphasis, with such zeal that all the disciples jumped on board and said, yeah us too!
As if to say, “we stand with Peter!” we will not deny you.
We are far more loyal to you than you think we are Jesus.
Like Owen boldly stating that he would receive the needle for a blood draw without crying, Peter says he will receive death before he denies Jesus.
Isn’t it amazing the affect that bold confidence can have?
If you and I were in that room we would side with Peter
We don’t want to be labeled as the person who denies Jesus and runs away with our tail between our legs.
And if we have such a confident leader like Peter, than we too can be confident.
But Peters confidence rested in his own strength and his own ability to do what he thinks is right.
When we look at what this seemingly bold, godly, and right decleration, we see that its actually foolish and weak.
First of all, Jesus says that this going to happen according to prophecy “for it is written”
For Peter to deny this he is stating one of two things
Either The scriptures are not true or Jesus does not know how to interpret the scriptures
Or Jesus does not know how to interpret the scriptures - or God is a liar
Peters confidence in his own righteousness was higher than his confidence in scriptures or Jesus’ interpretation of the scriptures
Second, For Peter to disagree with Jesus is to disagree with God himself.
Peters posture is one of such pride, that he is bold enough to state that Jesus, God in the flesh is wrong about him.
And not only wrong about Him, but eventually all the disciples agreed and said Jesus was wrong about them as well.
Pride blinds us to the truth.
Pride blocks our ears from hearing the truth
How should have peter and the disciples responded?
When Jesus told them that they would all fall away and scatter the disciples should have fallen on their faces and begged Jesus to provide a different way.
They should have asked Jesus how to be sustained in what was about to come
And beg him
They should have asked Jesus for the strength to be faithful
They should have humbled themselves under the words of Jesus and even cried out for forgiveness.
They should have confessed their weakness and their need for Jesus.
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