Luke 18: 31,34 ” Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, ‘We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.’ The disciples did not understand any of this.”

From a worldly standpoint, Jesus’ life here on earth was an absolute debacle. In this passage, Jesus is for the third time predicting the torture and death He is about to endure. But still His disciples could not comprehend what He meant. To them, they only heard that the last three years were a failure and for nothing. But to God, it was the supreme triumph over death & the grave. Many times during our Christian Walk we will not understand what God is doing…that’s simply because God’s plan & purpose is never the same as ours. However, just as with the disciples, we know it will be revealed in due time.