"Just the same, he definitely said his work in Jerusalem would cost his life!"
"There will be no new kingdom for any of us if that happens!" replied James.
14. A DAY OF VICTORY
Within two hours Jesus and his friends had reached the southern end of the Lake of Galilee. They knew that the heavy rain had made the lake rise almost to the point of flooding the water front at Tiberias. But they never expected the sight that lay before them.
Usually the Jordan wound sluggishly between low banks. Now a huge overflow was pouring out of the lake, filling the wide river bed with muddy water. The disciples looked with dismay at the uprooted bushes and broken limbs swirling past them. They could hardly believe that this destructive flood had been the narrow Jordan they had forded so many times before.
"Do you think that we can find a place to wade through?" James and John were walking down the bank.
James shook his head. "It is not deep, but it is terribly swift. Look how wide it is!" A quarter mile of water lay between them and the other side.
"I guess we shall have to travel down the road on this side." They turned back to the others.