From the Pulpit...

Although Judas would be turning Jesus over to the authorities, the Son of Man would be glorified because everything remained under the foreknowledge, control, and redemption of a sovereign God. Even the greatest of injustices against God's own cannot prevent His goodness from prevailing. Jesus' final command to His disciples reiterated what He demonstrated in washing their feet: love one another as I have loved you. This is the preeminent mark of being His disciple. Love for others is not an option; it is the way the world sees Christ in His followers. Peter descended from impassioned disciple to denial of Christ because He relied on his own strength. Any confidence in one's own ability to obey is misplaced.