Are You the Messiah?

Today’s reading: Luke 22:54-71, 23:1-12

..and they said, “Tell us, are you the Messiah?” But he replied, “If I tell you, you won’t believe me. And if I ask you a question, you won’t answer. But from now on the Son of Man will be seated in the place of power at God’s right hand. Lk‬ ‭22:67-69‬

For so long, Jesus has deflected questions about his true identity. It hadn’t been time yet. Here, on the brink of His crucifixion, it was time to let the most powerful men in his culture know who He really was. They thought they had a handle on power and influence among the people in Judea. Jesus was about to teach them the greatest lesson on power and influence the world had ever seen!

The Jewish religious leaders thought they had finally caught him, but what they were really doing is releasing Him into majesty. This releasing of Jesus into majesty (resurrection, then ascension) would then be the catalyst for us all being released from the power of sin and death (see Romans 8:1-2).

Fueled by love, Jesus remained in full control.