A small demonstration of God’s great power (Mt 26:1-5)

In my daily reading this morning I came across this passage, which I’ve appreciated for years. Two days before the Passover, the Lord tells His disciples that He would be crucified on the day of the feast. In the next verse we are told how the authorities in Jerusalem (“the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas”) arrived at an opposite conclusion: “Not on the feast day”!

The human authorities make their decision, without knowing that God has already decided the exact opposite. Time is short: only two days to prepare the capture and death of the Messiah — only two days for the authorities to change their mind, and act. Is it possible? Whose will shall prevail? Who will be victorious?

We hardly need to be reminded that the decision of the authorities was abandoned, and the word spoken by our Lord Jesus Christ was fulfilled. After all, He had said short time before: “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away” (Mt 24:35).

Explaining my silence

At the end of 2007 I had some health problems. Nothing serious, just some little difficulties that bothered me until August of 2008. After spending 17 days in hospital, when I saw how small is my faith (and I used to think it was quite strong!), God granted me a complete recovery.

During the year of 2008, due to these health problems, I only posted three little meditations to this blog (actually, three parts of one meditation). For a long time I’ve been wondering whether I should restart, or abandon this little occupation. I believe, however, that the effort to maintain these meditations is profitable for my spiritual life. If it be of help to anyone else, so much the better.

I make no promises regarding frequency of posts. This blog will only be updated when I have time (i.e., not often), and when I have something to say (i.e., rarely :-)

Your brother, Billy.