The Coming Son of Man

The Spirit Comes
The Pledge of God's Presence

The One Who Comes

Mark 14:55-62  The Message

^55-59 The high priests conspiring with the Jewish Council looked high and low for evidence against Jesus by which they could sentence him to death. They found nothing. Plenty of people were willing to bring in false charges, but nothing added up, and they ended up canceling each other out. Then a few of them stood up and lied: “We heard him say, ‘I am going to tear down this Temple, built by hard labor, and in three days build another without lifting a hand.’” But even they couldn’t agree exactly.
^60-61 In the middle of this, the Chief Priest stood up and asked Jesus, “What do you have to say to the accusation?” Jesus was silent. He said nothing.
The Chief Priest tried again, this time asking, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed?”
⁶² Jesus said, “Yes, I am, and you’ll see it yourself:

The Son of Man seated
At the right hand of the Mighty One,
Arriving on the clouds of heaven.”

For Reflection 

Life seems to be crowded with conspiracy.  Lies, half truths, subterfuge, obfuscation; dark selfish motives benchmark the political climate in Jesus time.  Do not we also live among the shadows of our time?  Has much changed?

Everything has changed.  The truth is known.  Darkness can no longer hide from the light of the true God.  Jesus, the anticipated; Jesus, the undefiled; Jesus, the Savior has shown us the truth.  Godlessness does not last.   Only righteousness, the righteousness through Christ, survives.  We who believe and act on Christ survive in these, the last days.

Pray

prayers of thanksgiving and praise for the God of Light.  Pray for courage to face the chaos of life.  Pray to bring light to the darkest corners of Godlessness.