It is Tuesday morning and I am actually posting and sending this out. It seems to be hit or miss to get these out the way I would like. I pray we continue in His word and never lose our zeal for His message. May it please God to reveal that message to us and He may strip away any foolishness and despite my words and flesh allow me to be a vessel for His glory.
Extra Credit: I sometimes find a great devotion that fits perfect with my commentary then other times I just find a short article I enjoy. This is the second, I hope you are blessed as I was by this one from Charles Spurgeon entitled The Way to Hell
Jhn 11:49 And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
Jhn 11:50 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
Jhn 11:51 And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
Jhn 11:52 And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
- Can you find an Old Testament example (Balaam) prophecy that was in some ways true?
It is amazing to here, even in ignorance and defile unknowingly the truth being proclaimed. We have here Caiaphas, and though he was a wicked man and wanted nothing but evil, without becoming aware of it this villain was a some ways a prophet. He spoke not of himself but for the elect. He knew or believed not the substitutionary work of our Lord but he foretold that Jesus should die for the children of God. He spoke in fear that Rome would gather together armies to come to destroy them but told of the eminent calling of all the sheep that are scattered abroad. He spoke of temporal salvation of saving themselves but through these words we can see much truth. That our Lord would die for the holy nation (Rom 11:26), that He died so that His elect might live (John 10:14-16). Little did he know the deeper meaning of his words. Little did he know that he was but a chain in the eternal salvation of Gods people. Little did he or many others today realize that they are but a means to Gods sovereign plan and that all things works out for His glory.
