2 Chronicles 20:1-37; Ezekiel 39:1-29; John 16:16-33
Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled. Matt. 26:56 NKJV
Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. John 13:1 NKJV
The 12 disciples were our Lord’s closest earthly companions, yet when we come to the most crucial event in Jesus’ life, they are absent. Only John is even mentioned as being at the cross. Our last view of Peter is as he denies the Lord, not when confronted by a spear, but by the accusation of a servant girl. I dare not be too hard on him for doubtless I would have done the same. But what a contrast is our Saviour! Despite all He suffered—the betrayal,
denial and forsaking of those closest, His love never faltered. He went all the way to Calvary and died for us there! —Kevin Shantz
He suffered there in darkness, with none His grief to share,
And though He looked for comfort, no comforters were there. —A. Stevens