Mark 14:60 Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus, “Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?”
My students are getting ready for AP exams. They are nervous, not sure they are ready, but I have been with them every day, teaching them, guiding them, preparing them, I know they will be ready, but they doubt. So what does this information have to do with today’s scripture? A lot, I think.
Mark 14:61 But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer. Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”
Jesus spent His time with the disciples teaching them, guiding them, preparing them. He didn’t worry about labeling who *He* was. He just made sure they would be ready when the time came. The disciples doubted, but Jesus encouraged: “…I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers” (Luke 22:32).
Mark 14:62 “I am,” said Jesus. “And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
Lord, Thank You for showing me who You are again and again—in Your word and in my life. It doesn’t matter who the world says You are. That is an answer I have to know for myself. All my reading and studying and praying has helped me to understand, to prepare, to be ready, so that even in the difficult times, when life makes no sense, I can trust who You are and who You are to me. Thank You, Jesus. Amen.
Mark 14:63-64 The high priest tore his clothes. “Why do we need any more witnesses?” he asked. “You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?”
Have a blessed day.