Imagine going in for a performance review with your boss, who tells you that everything is going swimmingly, and two weeks later, you receive a notice in the mail that you're fired. I highly, highly doubt that you'd have kind things to say about the boss or the company. If you knew that's how this company treated people ahead of taking the job, would you have even taken it?
Imagine going to a restaurant and placing your order. The waiter assures you that your food will be out surely, and then you never hear from them again. You leave hungry. How many stars do you give them on your review? If you knew it was going to happen ahead of time, would you have even gone?
Here, Peter tells Jesus that he's going to follow Jesus wherever, and promises that he'll lay down his life for Jesus. Jesus, however, knows that Peter will deny even knowing Jesus. Jesus tells Peter this. Despite knowing that Peter will do the exact opposite of what he says he will do, Jesus goes ahead and dies for him.
Despite knowing that you and I will do the opposite of what we say we will do, Jesus goes ahead and dies for us, too. We don't get what we deserve, and thanks be to God for that!!
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