Do you have enough confidence to follow Jesus?

One thing is clear — if JUST having a lot of confidence was the key, Peter would pass with flying colors. But while confidence is important, the arrest of Jesus lets us know that self-confidence is not enough.

That's a lesson Peter would learn the hard way.

Prior to his arrest, Jesus told the disciples that they would all fall away, but Peter was confident that he would be with him all the way to the end, even if it meant dying for him. But when the time came, Peter and the others did just as Jesus had stated.

Following Jesus requires that we put our confidence in him rather than in ourselves.