Would we do the same?

I read Dr. Blackaby's devotion this morning about "the unthinkable." He spoke about the last supper as Jesus told his disciples that someone would betray him.

Blackaby points out the contrast between the disciples' response and what they actually did later--they claimed at the time that they would never do something like that.

Yet, within hours in the garden, Judas would betray, the disciples would eventually scatter, and Peter would deny Jesus.

Would we do the same if the circumstances were just right?

Paul reminds us all to take heed where we stand, lest we fall.

Here is Blackaby's last paragraph:

How quickly the surroundings of your life can shift from the security and tranquility of an upper room to the harsh reality of Gethsemane and the cross. Guard your heart. Listen now to the Lord’s gentle warning: the failure that was possible with His first disciples is also possible with you. You, too, are capable of forsaking Jesus, just as the first disciples did. If Jesus is warning you of an area in your life in which you could fail Him, heed His words today!

May we all heed the warning.