Mike Tyson once answered a reporter’s question about an upcoming bout with a rival by saying, “Everybody’s got a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”
That sums up Jesus’ disciples experience on the night of their last Passover together.
Jesus knew what was coming. They had no clue.
They probably had plans. For later that night. For the next day. Likely they had a plan for the rest of their life.
And then they got punched in the mouth. And the gut.
It could have been a knock-out blow.
And they initially fell apart, but they came back and followed Jesus’ last words.
Abide.
Bear fruit.
Love.
Over and over, these were Jesus’ last instructions. Abide in Him. Bear fruit. Love Him. Love one another.
The sum of the Christian life in four words: Abide. Bear fruit. Love.
We need this message today because sooner or later, life punches everyone in the mouth – and the gut. While we may be knocked to our knees, we don’t have to be knocked out.
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