Meet Sarah Jordan

Isn't it funny how we like to question authority figures, even see them fall, if we don't fully agree with them? 

I am a former teacher, and there may have been a time or two when I messed up in front of my students (e.g., got a fact wrong or called someone by the wrong name). No matter how much I hoped they missed it, inevitably one of my students would catch the "slip-up" and announce it in front of the class. I would then have to admit my mistake (if it was legitimate) and correct myself.  

There were also times when I would have to make tough decisions regarding discipline, lessons taught, and general classroom techniques.  Anyone who has served in a position of authority knows that people sometimes question your decisions because they don't fully understand why they were made. Maybe a decision doesn't seem right to them, or it makes them feel threatened in some way. As a "people-pleaser," I felt A LOT of stress, but ultimately, I had to find peace in knowing that the decision I made was the most glorifying to God. There were definitely times when my decisions may not have been glorifying to God, and in those times, I had to own them and ask forgiveness from those I had wronged.

In this passage we see religious leaders questioning Jesus and challenging who He really is. They felt threatened by Him and His power and, ultimately, wanted to kill Him. The incredible thing is that Jesus knew what they were up to, and He wasn't about to fall victim to their plan. He could have gotten angry and done away with them on the spot just to prove who He really was, but He didn't. He knew the consequences that were at stake if He said He was the Son of God. He also knew that it wasn't time to face those predetermined consequences. While people didn't fully understand His motives, He knew the way to glorify God was by staying faithful to God's ultimate plan.