Matthew 26:62-64 NLT

Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, 

"Well, aren't you going to answer these charges? What do you have to say for yourself?"

But Jesus remained silent. 

Then the high priest said to him, 

"I demand in the name of the living God - tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God."

Jesus replied, 

"You have said it. 

And in the future you will see the Son of Man seated in the place of power at Gods right hand and coming on the clouds of heaven."

Matthew 26:62-64 NLT

Sometimes its OK to say nothing.

Jesus then entered the conversation, but from his own angle, bringing his own emphasis.

When faced by the powerful Jesus didn't take their bait and try and battle them. He was confident in himself and the path that he was on.

Does any of that resonate with you today?

And then there's the story itself, Jesus declaring again that there's more, there's something bigger going on here.

The powerful who were demanding answers lost it at Jesus response.

And yet what Jesus said is full of hope for them, and for us. 

The story will not, and did not, end with Jesus death. 

In our ordinary, day-to-day, it's easy to lose sight of the Big Story that we are in, a story of Hope, of Restoration, of Reunion.

As we step into this year may we hold that Big Story while living in the ordinary...

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