Incongruity at its Worst
While Jesus was still speaking, Judas came there. He was one
of the twelve apostles. Judas had many people with him. These
people were sent from the leading priests, the teachers of
the law, and the older Jewish leaders. These people with
Judas had swords and clubs.
-- Mark 14:43 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Think of the incongruity -- Jesus is in his place of prayer and is
being betrayed by one of his own to a mob armed with swords and clubs
that was sent by religious leaders. This kind of "stuff" shouldn't fit
together in the same scene. Yet this is what happens to the Lord.
Jesus, the only fully righteous one, dies for the unrighteous. Jesus,
the Prince of Peace, is arrested by soldiers armed with crude weapons.
Jesus, the fulfillment of God's Law, is hated by the experts in the
Law. Jesus, the ultimate servant leader, is despised and feared by the
religious leaders of his day. This doesn't make sense. This doesn't
fit. This isn't right. However, this is what happens and this is how
Jesus changes everything. What a breath of fresh air for us when things
are not right, when they do not fit, and when they are unfair. Jesus
shows us he can enter the worst of circumstances and bring redemption,
hope, and victory -- even when those circumstances are impossible.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Father, thank you for Jesus' victory over sin, death, unfairness, and
hatred. Thank you for a victory that was won in the middle of a mess
like the ones we sometimes face in our own lives and not from the
fringes or from long distance. Thank you for showing that in the middle
of humanity's worst failings, Jesus can bring redemption. I praise you
Almighty God for your grace. I praise you, Lord Jesus, for your love. I
praise you both through the intercession of the Holy Spirit you have
placed within me. Amen.
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