As
Jesus Said,
“I
Am He,”
They
All Drew Back And Fell To The Ground!
Scripture
John
18
1
After saying these things, Jesus crossed the Kidron Valley with his
disciples and entered a grove of olive trees.
3 The
leading priests and Pharisees had given Judas a contingent of Roman
soldiers and Temple guards to accompany him. Now with blazing
torches, lanterns, and weapons, they arrived at the olive grove.
4 Jesus
fully realized all that was going to happen to him, so he stepped
forward to meet them. “Who are you looking for?” he
asked.
“I
am he,” Jesus said. (Judas, who betrayed him, was standing
with them.)
And
again they replied, “Jesus the Nazarene.”
Observation
John
18, describes the arrest of Jesus Christ, and for me, it is one of
the most powerful passages in all of the Bible!
Picture
the scene with me, Judas has come with Roman soldiers and Temple
guards to arrest Jesus.
Exactly
how many soldiers came with Judas we don't know exactly, but they
came with blazing torches, lanterns, and weapons.
Jesus
steps forward to meet them and asks them, “Who are you looking
for?” to which they reply, “Jesus the Nazarene!”
Don't
miss this! When Jesus says, “I Am he”, they “all” fall back
and fall to the ground! With all their blazing torches, lanterns, and
weapons they all fall back and fall to the ground!
This
story is a reminder to me that in the future every knee will bow to
the Lord Jesus.
“That
is why God has now lifted him so high, and has given him the name
beyond all names, so that at the name of Jesus “every knee shall
bow”, whether in Heaven or earth or under the earth. And that is
why, in the end, “every tongue shall confess” that Jesus Christ”
is the Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:10-11
Application
Jesus
is in charge! And one day He will set everything straight in this
messed up world.
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I know without a shadow of a doubt that You are 100% in
charge of what happens in my life. I am so glad that Jesus Christ is
my Lord and Savior. One day You will come as Judge. And I know that
ultimately one day every person will bow to the Lord Jesus. In the
end, every person will bow to their knees and confess that Jesus
Christ is Lord. I am so grateful that I will not have to face You to
be judged for my sins. I have been pardoned! You will not hold them
against me!
Daily
Bible Reading: 2 Kings 24; Jeremiah 22; Psalms 112; John 18
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