Capturing Jesus
Matthew 26:55-“Am I leading a rebellion that you have come out with clubs and swords to capture me?”
Yes and No. Yes, He is leading a rebellion against the powers and principalities of darkness, and spiritual wickedness in high places, but the ones he was addressing here, knew nothing of this rebellion, nor could they, because that rebellion is spiritually discerned.
The crowd of people who came to arrest Him, were men of the earth, enmeshed in the physical, and the material and base things. They only saw with their natural eyes, thought with their carnal minds, and reasoned within the confines of their own limited understanding.
So, when Jesus asked them “Am I leading a rebellion?” He was speaking in their own language; He was referring to a physical rebellion, and making the point that He was not, as they could see He never brandished a weapon at that time, nor had ever done so. In this sense, Jesus was the quintessential pacifist.
Let’s step out of the physical now, and listen for the Spirit. Could He be saying that He is so present and near that we can capture Him by just opening our hearts to Him? That He is so available to us, and for us? We don’t have to restrain Him, and take Him by force! He is right here, right now, peering through the lattice (SOS 2:9) knocking at the door. “An ever present help in time of need.”-Psalm 46:1. And we need Him, every moment, beloved.
We need to meditate on His closeness to us, and be at peace in that. The Kingdom of God is within, because it’s King is resident in those who have opened the door, and have invited Him in to have blessed fellowship that only He can supply. (Rev. 3:19)
There have been many stories of those, who have called on the name of the Lord and “been saved.” (Romans 10:13) Our own story has had this same truth in one way or another. Did we have to beg, plead, or convince Him in some way (beat Him with clubs and swords) for Him to go with us? No! He comes willingly, to all who call on Him in Spirit and Truth.
Whether you are already His, and want to know Him more, or have needs only He can fulfill, and ask for these, OR whether you’ve never known Him, He waits to be “captured” as your heart humbly whispers His name.
Yes and No. Yes, He is leading a rebellion against the powers and principalities of darkness, and spiritual wickedness in high places, but the ones he was addressing here, knew nothing of this rebellion, nor could they, because that rebellion is spiritually discerned.
The crowd of people who came to arrest Him, were men of the earth, enmeshed in the physical, and the material and base things. They only saw with their natural eyes, thought with their carnal minds, and reasoned within the confines of their own limited understanding.
So, when Jesus asked them “Am I leading a rebellion?” He was speaking in their own language; He was referring to a physical rebellion, and making the point that He was not, as they could see He never brandished a weapon at that time, nor had ever done so. In this sense, Jesus was the quintessential pacifist.
Let’s step out of the physical now, and listen for the Spirit. Could He be saying that He is so present and near that we can capture Him by just opening our hearts to Him? That He is so available to us, and for us? We don’t have to restrain Him, and take Him by force! He is right here, right now, peering through the lattice (SOS 2:9) knocking at the door. “An ever present help in time of need.”-Psalm 46:1. And we need Him, every moment, beloved.
We need to meditate on His closeness to us, and be at peace in that. The Kingdom of God is within, because it’s King is resident in those who have opened the door, and have invited Him in to have blessed fellowship that only He can supply. (Rev. 3:19)
There have been many stories of those, who have called on the name of the Lord and “been saved.” (Romans 10:13) Our own story has had this same truth in one way or another. Did we have to beg, plead, or convince Him in some way (beat Him with clubs and swords) for Him to go with us? No! He comes willingly, to all who call on Him in Spirit and Truth.
Whether you are already His, and want to know Him more, or have needs only He can fulfill, and ask for these, OR whether you’ve never known Him, He waits to be “captured” as your heart humbly whispers His name.
posted by Patti Blount @ 8:56 AM
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