Jesus’ pleading is for naught on this day. Perhaps the seeds of faith land and will give fruit in the future, but for this day, they lay dormant. Quite the contrary, rather than eliciting an interest or desire to consider the claims of Christ, their hearts are hardened. They immediately seek to seize him and put an end to his madness. They are more outraged than ever.
Their attempts to capture him have met with disappointment in the past, and they will fail again on this day. But the lot has already been cast. Their machinations are already set in motion and Jesus will not escape forever. The vice is tightening. Jesus knows what awaits him, but not today.
This text reminds me that as long as I am faithful to the calling God has given me there will be opposition and push back. Unlike Jesus, I will not always be right or perfect in my understanding of the Word. But just as certainly, God calls me, an imperfect vessel, to share the message of the cross and the everlasting Gospel to those who are thirsting for “waters of life.” Just as steadily as goodness moves forward, evil also continues its unwavering course set for self-destruction. May God give me the passion for the truth he reveals to me.
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