I'm I'm You ever felt overlooked by God?

During his final hours, Jesus was spending Passover comforting and caring for his friends,

even while his death was looming.

Today on Truth for Life weekend, Alastor Begg assures us

this same Jesus longs to connect with you and me.

Let's consider together the full extent of his love.

Well, we're returning to our studies in Luke's Gospel.

As you can see, we're at the seventh verse of chapter 22, and Jesus is approaching the

final curtain.

The devil has Judas firmly in his grasp, as verse 3 makes clear, and everything is now in place for the betrayal of the Lord Jesus.

As a result, Jesus and the disciples are living with a heightened sense of security.

Jesus understands, Judas understands, that there is a cat and mouse game, which is going on here.

There is a price on the head of Jesus, and all

concerned are looking for an opportunity finally to snatch him and silence this prophet from

Nazareth. Jesus is not phased by this. He understands that everything is going according to

plan, that the father has put him in charge of

everything, and so he is moving inexorably towards the cross. Certainly there is a plan in place,

which is a plan of destruction, as verses 1 to 6 may clear, but that plan of destruction is more than

matched by the plan of salvation, which

has been unfolding from the very beginning of the gospel, at least as we have it recorded

for us here.

It's not simply that the plan of destruction is counterbalanced by the plan of salvation,

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