Key Passage: Matthew 26:1-5

Topic: Faith/Trust

"You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified." (Matthew 26:2, ESV)

In these five verses we see two groups of people looking towards the same event: the death of Jesus.

In the first group, Jesus explains to His disciples what's coming--He would be betrayed and crucified in Jerusalem during the Passover celebration.

In another part of town, the leading priests and other leaders were discussing their plot--they would capture Jesus secretly and kill Him, but not during the Passover so as not to cause a riot.

A short time later, every word Jesus spoke was proven true. Judas betrayed Him to the religious leaders, and with a public outcry, a mob of angry Jews demanded Jesus be crucified.

We've talked elsewhere about why Jesus had to die--to forgive our sins--and how after three days He was resurrected and has paved the way for all of us to live with Him forever. But here, notice the difference between the plans of God and the plots of men.

We all have our dreams for the future and even some thoughts on how we'll get there. It may even be that God has the same future in mind--but a different plan on how to get there.

Maybe He wants you to be married just like you've always wanted? Or land that great job? But what if He has a different road mapped out for you? Something you don't see or think you'll want to do?

Will you trust His plan? Or will you fight for your own plot?