Faith Defied The Facts

Luke 22:69  

"Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on 

the right hand of the power of God." 

    During the night Jesus had been brought before the High Priest. That was a private and unofficial examination. Its purpose was for the authorities to question Jesus and beat him, while trying to trip him up in cross examination so that a charge could be brought against him. The next morning Jesus was taken in front of the council. The trial began; "Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, "If I tell you, ye will not believe:" (Luke 22:67). They did not believe!

   Sentence of death could never be carried out on the day on which it was given; a night must pass so the court could sleep on it, so that, by chance, their condemnation might turn to mercy. The whole procedure was designed for mercy; and, even from Luke's summary account, it is clear that the council, when it tried Jesus, was far from keeping its own rules and regulations. It is very clear that the charge the council finally produced against Jesus was one of blasphemy. To claim to be the Son of God was an insult to God's majesty and therefore blasphemy, and punishable by death. However Jesus was and is the Son of God. 

   My Friends, It is tragic, that when Jesus asked for love, He did not even receive simple justice. He had emerged from a night of questioning, even when He had been mocked and scourged, still had  confidence that He would set down at the right hand of God and that His triumph was sure. His faith defied the facts. Jesus never for a moment believed that men in the end could defeat the purposes of God. God has a purpose for all of us and it would be in our best interest, not to go against the purposes of God!!!

Amen!

Reading: Luke: 22:63-71

Ref: HG SB

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry