Jesus Is Arrested
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Matthew 26:1-75, Daniel 7:13-14, 1 Corinthians 2:7-8
BY Liv Dooley
Scripture Reading: Matthew 26:1-75, Daniel 7:13-14, 1 Corinthians 2:7-8
Some things never get old. My second-grade students love the Get-Out-of-Jail-Free cards they find while playing Monopoly every bit as much as my generation did when we were first introduced to the game. Without it, jail is an unnecessary evil that torments them. It requires them to wait and risk the possibility of losing the entire game. Their agony is especially arduous once they learn there is a card that could help them avoid it all.
I can’t help but think of Jesus when I see that Get-Out-of-Jail-Free card. The Son of Man is the only one who has ever had access to it when we consider our eternal destiny, and He could have pulled it out any time. When Peter struck the Roman soldier’s ear to cut it off, Jesus instructed Peter to put his sword away (Matthew 26:51–52). Furthermore, Jesus told the disciples and all those who had gathered that He could have called on His Father at any point and been provided with twelve legions (72,000) of angels. Jesus had a Get-Out-of-Jail-Free card but resisted the urge to use it for our advantage.
Pointing out that He had sat in the temple day after day without being seized, Jesus surrendered His power and His privilege so that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled (vv.55–56).
Jesus referred to Himself as the Son of Man—a title from Daniel 7:13–14. There, Daniel prophesied that the Ancient of Days had given the Son of Man everlasting dominion that would be impossible to destroy. However, none of the Pharisees, scribes, or rulers understood what it truly meant (1 Corinthians 2:8). They expected their Savior to wield His power by exercising force and exacting revenge on their enemies. They did not expect Him to forfeit His power so that He could restore all people to relationship with the Father. Knowing He had a Get-Out-of-Jail-Free card, our great God chose to ignore the opportunity to utilize it, and it was good.
As people, we have a limited capacity to understand what God calls good and what He chooses to use for His glory and ours. At the time, God’s people thought the best thing He could do for them was rescue them from Roman rule and the persecution that accompanied it. They rejected Christ’s claims when He appeared before the Sanhedrin. Crying, “Blasphemy!” they could not understand how Jesus’s claims could be good. Thankfully, God never confuses those things that will bring greater glory for what we call good.
Good in God’s kingdom often means surrendering our power, our privilege, and even our prayers to access the presence of God, just like the Son of Man modeled before us.
May we all follow the way the Son of Man, our Savior, submitted to for us.
Written by Liv Dooley
34 thoughts on "Jesus Is Arrested"
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I always think of this old hymn on Good Friday. Blessings to all of you.
Where You There?
Were you there when they crucified my Lord? (Were you there?)
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
O sometimes it causes me to tremble! tremble! tremble!
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?Were you there when they nail’d him to the cross? (Were you there?)
Were you there when they nail’d him to the cross?
O sometimes it causes me to tremble! tremble! tremble!
Were you there when they nail’d him to the cross?Were you there when they pierced him in the side? (Were you there?)
Were you there when they pierced him in the side?
O sometimes it causes me to tremble! tremble! tremble!
Were you there when they pierced him in the side?Were you there when the sun refused to shine? (Were you there?)
Were you there when the sun refused to shine?
O sometimes it causes me to tremble! tremble! tremble!
Were you there when the sun refused to shine? -
Thank you for the cross, Lord!
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Inspired by your fasting Mercy. May we spend this time focusing on what our Lord endured for our benefit. ❤️
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Happy Good Friday shes,
“Good in God’s kingdom often means surrendering our power, our privilege”. I really love this. I remember watching Andrew Wommack (my beloved teacher in the Word of God) and he stared into the TV screen, and asked “have you surrendered ALL your rights to God?”. I laughed at the way Andrew did it, I just loved it. Being a Christian is a continual surrendering process, not my will but your will be done. The Good Friday service at our church today was so touching for me. I was in awe of the hymns that were sung. They sang the same ones last year too, and I fell in love. There is something so charming about old hymns. I don’t know most of the hymns shared today, but I know the one KELLY (NEO) shared, it was a beautiful one. Thanks Kelly, that brought back some sweet memories.
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DAY 2 FASTING:True fasting: “SHOUT IT ALOUD, DO NOT HOLD BACK.” Isaiah 58:1
“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, Is it not to share your food with the hungry, and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter— when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear;
then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.”Prayers: Lord, we thank you that Your Word is true. Give us grace to share our resources with the hungry, the homeless, the naked, and our family members. Help us to look outward and not inward for our needs only, but be open and helpful to the many needs around us. Bless the seed of our tithing and multiply it for the glory of Your Name. Let healing quickly appear (for… list names of people you seek healing for during the fast). Let Your glory be our rear guard, where we cannot see, in areas of blind spots and our true vulnerability, let your great glory guard us against any potential betrayals and attacks of the enemies. Cancel those betrayals and attacks on our behalf. Break the yoke of evil and injustice in our families, our workplaces, our communities and nations. Take up your sword and strike down our enemies. We invite you to fight our battles and scatter all enemies.
“Contend, LORD, with those who contend with me;
fight against those who fight against me.
Take up shield and armor;
arise and come to my aid.”
Psalm 35:1-2Father, take up your weapons and rise up against every enemies of myself, my families, my future generations. Strike down the enemies of suicide, sickness, mental illness, strife, discord, spiritual blindness and laziness, complacency… (list out the issues that have been oppressing you, your kids, husband, loved ones, etc). Let my family be set free, and let our future generations be set free from the schemes of demonic entities and wicked people. In Jesus’ Name we pray. Amen.
(behind the scene notes: fasting is the affliction of the soul guys. It is not pleasant. Some issues are coming up, as they are designed to come up. But prayers do wonders, and I thank God for His grace. Because the grace of God when our strength comes to an end is just amazing, powerful and tangible. I encourage you to document your fast when you fast, write down symptoms of health issues the Lord is revealing to you that need treatment. Write down prayers and requests in notebook/ journals with date, to look back and expect His answers. My husband sadly could not go through with the fast. He was attacked by a wicked back pain -while shoveling snow of all things- that shot pain down one leg, chiropractor adjustment made it worse, the pain was angered, and he had to be on pain killer and need food to take with the medicine, would appreciate your prayers for his recovery).
Lifting up your requests of our dear she’s to God during my fast.
I am very encouraged by Esther, as she called for a fast, a small group of people fasted and prayed, and the nation, a larger collective group got delivered and benefited.
May we be the Esther’s of our days to bring deliverance to our nations through fasting and prayers.
Perhaps we are called for a time like this.Be blessed dear sisters.
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What a great reminder on Good Friday. Praying for you all today.
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Today the weather(gloomy and cold) makes me think of how it must of looked like on GOOD FRIDAY when Jesus was crucified. As a mom, I feel sad that He cried out to God in agony, and yet HE obeyed the Father and here we are. It is a Good Friday! I’m off today and taking my time to read through all your comments. LOVE you ALL SO much! I’m so grateful for our community here!
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