The Great Escape?

“Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, “Who is it you want?”

 “Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied.

“I am he,” Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing there with them.)  When Jesus said, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.”

John 18:4-6

Jesus did not run or hide from what He knew He was facing in the next several hours.

Instead, He went out and asked them who it was they wanted.

He knew they were there for Him but His asking was a way for them to publicly declare their intentions in seeking Him.

I don’t know about you but I sometimes run in the opposite direction when the least little bit of conflict is headed my way.

That usually only makes it worse!

When it cannot be avoided, it must be confronted.

Jesus knew why He came to earth and part of that included His arrest, persecution and crucifixion.

He faced His future head on and completed what He had come to do.

When you face difficulties do you face them head on or do you fold.

Sometimes those difficulties are meant to be embraced and not run from.

Sometimes your destiny is fulfilled just beyond the hard part.

It is never easy.

But it is necessary.

Don’t run from what God brings in your life, even when it is hard.

Embrace it!