(un)intended consequences

Morning: Psalms 24, 29; I Kings 19:8-21; Acts 5:34-42

Evening: Psalms 8, 84; John 11:45-57

Sometimes people are too clever for their own good.  Caiaphas, the high priest, thought that if Jesus were to “die for the people” it would prevent his influence from growing.  Caiaphas plotted, intending that Jesus would be forgotten, even if he died “for the people”.  Of course, something else happened, and Jesus’ influence has continued to grow, down to our own day.  Why? Because an aspect of his story makes his death more a boon than a barrier.  Only if he died could he rise to new life.  The high priest had not counted on that!