A Devotional Thought From The Gospel Of Mark

But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?     Mark 14:61

This question asked by the high priest on behalf of all the chief priests, elders, and scribes who had assembled to put Jesus on trial in the high priest's palace, is very interesting if you think about it. Are you the Messiah…? The people of God had been looking for this special person for thousands of years. He would be sent by God to deliver Israel from their sins, and many thought from their earthly oppressors. So are you the One? When John, the Baptist, was asked the same question he replied, No. It’s not me, but it is someone so great I am not worthy to tie His shoes. Later John pointed at Jesus and said there He is. That’s the One. He is the Lamb of God. So the high priest is asking Jesus to admit that He is making this “outrageous” (as they saw it) claim. But the question goes on to equate the Messiah with the Son of the Blessed. Are you God’s son. From this question we know it was clear to even His enemies that the evidence supported the claim that Jesus was letting people believe He is the Son of God. He was. In fact in the next verse he says “I am.” He continues his answer saying, and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven (Mark 14:62).

Did you get that? Jesus says, I am the Son of the Blessed (The Lord our Lord is one Lord, and I and the Father are one). Yes, if you believe He is sent from God then truly living God’s will is living by the word (revelation) God has given. In that revelation, the Bible, Jesus says: Believe in the Son; love one another; be sanctified by the truth of the Bible. It’s a recipe for renewed life, and a renewed nation, and a renewed world.