That day at the cross, many people thought that Jesus’ life and ministry was a failure. Little did
they know that within three days, the resurrection of Jesus would prove what He had been
preaching all along—that with God all things are possible. Life’s failures should serve to drive us
to Jesus, increase our faith, and humble us in prayer.

For further reflection:

What has been your most profitable failure—the one form which you learned the most valuable
lesson? How do you respond to other people’s failures? How do you think the transfiguration
prepared Peter, James, and John for life at the bottom of the mountain? How do our failures
impact our ability to do ministry? What might we say or do to mitigate the damage done to His
name? Do you think our generation can be described as a faithless generation? If so, what can
we do about it? How does turning to Jesus with questions and doubts demonstrate at least a small amount faith rather than no faith at all? What would no faith look like? How does self-sufficiency express pride, while prayer and humility express, faith, trust and dependency?

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