Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, put their faith in him. But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin.
"What are we accomplishing?" they asked. "Here is this man performing many miraculous signs. If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation."
Then one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, spoke up, "You know nothing at all! You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish." John 11:45-49
REFLECTION
What would it take for some people to believe? If only… If only they could see God. Well, some people saw Jesus face-to-face and they still didn’t believe. If only they could see a miracle. Well, some people witnessed many miraculous signs, some of them even saw Lazarus walking out of his grave after our Lord called him back to live again! But did they all believe in Jesus?
What does it take to believe? The answer is very simple and very hard at the same time, because it takes faith. And faith has nothing to do with calculated guesses, wild speculations or a complete understanding of all the big mysteries of life. Faith is like love, it is a decision of the heart, it takes total surrender - and that is the difficult part.
If you want to believe, you will see. If you want to surrender your heart to Jesus, you will learn to love him more and you will KNOW that He is Lord.
Some people just don’t believe in Jesus, but they can still tell the truth about him or hammer a sign above his cross with an accurate message. Caiaphas didn’t believe in Jesus, but this time he surely told the truth. As high priest of that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for all to bring us together as God’s people and make us one.
PRAYER
Dear Lord Jesus, you are able to use us – even if we are not willing to be used. You can use our mouth, hands and feet – even if we are not willing to speak, act or go. You don’t need me in order to do your work on earth, but let me tell you this: I am willing to be used.
If you could use Caiaphas’ lips to proclaim the truth, you can certainly use mine to speak up for you and share the Good News: ‘Jesus died for us all, so that we can live forever.’
Yes, Caiaphas was spot on: they knew nothing at all! They didn’t know what they were talking about, because they didn’t know You – God’s only Son, our Saviour and Redeemer, the Lover of my soul!
"What are we accomplishing?" they asked. "Here is this man performing many miraculous signs. If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation."
Then one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, spoke up, "You know nothing at all! You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish." John 11:45-49
REFLECTION
What would it take for some people to believe? If only… If only they could see God. Well, some people saw Jesus face-to-face and they still didn’t believe. If only they could see a miracle. Well, some people witnessed many miraculous signs, some of them even saw Lazarus walking out of his grave after our Lord called him back to live again! But did they all believe in Jesus?
What does it take to believe? The answer is very simple and very hard at the same time, because it takes faith. And faith has nothing to do with calculated guesses, wild speculations or a complete understanding of all the big mysteries of life. Faith is like love, it is a decision of the heart, it takes total surrender - and that is the difficult part.
If you want to believe, you will see. If you want to surrender your heart to Jesus, you will learn to love him more and you will KNOW that He is Lord.
Some people just don’t believe in Jesus, but they can still tell the truth about him or hammer a sign above his cross with an accurate message. Caiaphas didn’t believe in Jesus, but this time he surely told the truth. As high priest of that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for all to bring us together as God’s people and make us one.
PRAYER
Dear Lord Jesus, you are able to use us – even if we are not willing to be used. You can use our mouth, hands and feet – even if we are not willing to speak, act or go. You don’t need me in order to do your work on earth, but let me tell you this: I am willing to be used.
If you could use Caiaphas’ lips to proclaim the truth, you can certainly use mine to speak up for you and share the Good News: ‘Jesus died for us all, so that we can live forever.’
Yes, Caiaphas was spot on: they knew nothing at all! They didn’t know what they were talking about, because they didn’t know You – God’s only Son, our Saviour and Redeemer, the Lover of my soul!
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So true!
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