3/22 Quiet Time (Luke 22:63-71 ESV)

63 Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking him as they beat him. 64 They also blindfolded him and kept asking him, “Prophesy! Who is it that struck you?” 65 And they said many other things against him, blaspheming him. 66 When day came, the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their council, and they said, 67 “If you are the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe, 68 and if I ask you, you will not answer. 69 But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” 70 So they all said, “Are you the Son of God, then?” And he said to them, “You say that I am.” 71 Then they said, “What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips.”

These people have made the decision to reject Jesus. No matter what He says, they have decided not to believe. How have these people become so stubborn, stubborn enough to reject God's Son? They need a reason to kill Jesus, and so Jesus must be the guilty person.

The guards mocked Jesus, making fun of His prophesies. I wonder if this was something all guards did to their prisoners, or if it was done to Jesus alone.

 

I pray that I'm not stubborn like these people. I wish I always rethink about myself, my thoughts, and what I believe is right. Help me to be rational in God!