Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Mark 14:43-50
by: Joy Choquette.
It would be an unusual person who made it through life without experiencing abandonment. Friendships go sour, parents leave, spouses decide they do not want to be married anymore. Jesus was perfectly God and perfectly human all in one. He knew what it felt like to be abandoned. He was deserted by those whom He loved and shared His life with. This passage reminds us that the betrayal we have experienced or are experiencing is one that Jesus understands. Invite Him into the pain. Ask Him to strengthen you—to help you start fresh. Lean on Him and rely on His love—His never-ending, always present love for you today.