In these passages, there is a small line that Caiaphas uttered. He said to the Jewish leaders, "better that one should die for all." Although thinking he was saying this about the present day followers of Christ, it's amazing how appropriate that line is for me and you. Yes, it IS better for us that one man died, instead of all. Yes, that one man was Christ Jesus. And yes, he died for us.
Jesus was arrested and tied up. Now, just before they tied him up, Jesus spoke the words "I am he" and they all fell backwards. It was the power of God, spoken. Did they really think tying him up would work? Did they fully understand what just happened to them? Or, after they picked themselves up off the ground did they just chalk it up to a tremor, a dream, or something else. Here is the Lord in front of them, who just knocked them over with words, and they think they can tie him up.
Don't we do that everyday? Don't we think we can contain God. Keep him at church, inside that one building, until the next Sunday. His words are powerful enough to knock people off their feet. Yet, we hear it, think about them for a few minutes and then go on with life like a tremor just happened, it's now over, and it's now time to go on with whatever we were doing. Why can't we keep that power with us. Use it...not try to tie it up.
Yes, Jesus died for us. Yes, he paid the price...instead of us. But, we have to understand, we have to accept it. We have to untie Him, and let Him work in our lives. Do you really think you can bind God? Do you really think you have to untie Him? No, not really. But, if you want Jesus to work in your life you have to let him.
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