Once again we find Jesus sharing with His disciples about His impending death and resurrection. The disciples fail to engage Jesus in this discussion because of their lack of understanding, their fear based on past rebuke, and because there is simply just something else on their mind. Jesus, the great teacher, uses this as an opportunity to teach them the significance of what is going to happen to Him. Jesus is hitting the same nail from a different perspective. What happens to Jesus will have immediate and lasting effects on the lives of each one of the disciples. The "good news" of Jesus isn't to be spoken only, but lived out as well.

Additional Scripture References:

2 Samuel 24:14; 1 Chronicles 21:13; Romans 12:10; Matthew 25:40-45; Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:5; James 1:27; Matthew 10:22