The men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him. With that, one of Jesus’ companions reached for his sword, drew it out and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear. “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword. Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels? But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?” (Matthew 26:50–54, NIV 1984).
My Musings – Can you imagine twelve legions (6000 in a legion) of angels just waiting for the word? Perhaps even expecting the word? “The prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care, trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of Christ. Even angels long to look into these things.” (1 Peter 1:10-11, 12, NIV 1984). Longing to understand grace.
My Advice – The Scripture that was fulfilled? “He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.” (Isaiah 53:7, NIV 1984). The call for the legions of angels to deliver Him did not come. Rather, “He humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross!” (Philippians 2:8, NIV 1984). For us.
We must not keep silent. “If [we] confess with [our] mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in [our] heart that God raised him from the dead, [we] will be saved. For it is with [our] heart that [we] believe and are justified, and it is with [our] mouth that [we] confess and are saved.” (Romans 10:9–10, NIV 1984). We must call on the Lord.
The Brew Is A Musing 