"...the chief priests and teachers of the law were looking for some sly way to arrest Jesus and kill Him." They felt their authority threatened and they were going to take matters into their own hands to secure their leadership. Oh, how smug they must have felt when their plan was put into action and Jesus hung there on the cross. "Yes, we did it!" High fives all around.
But all of this - His suffering and death - was part of God's plan from the beginning. Nobody--not the chief priests, not the pharisees, not the teachers of the law--nobody TOOK Jesus' life. He laid it down for us (I John 3:16). All part of His plan to secure our salvation.
Thank you, Lord, that You work out Your plan for my life, despite my sinful nature. Help me to be so connected to You that my words and actions are in line with Your will.
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