Bound before the High Priest

We come before the High Priest bound in sin. The irony. We know. We have hearing ears. We have received Truth finding no fault in Him. No fault in the King of the Jews. No fault in Christmas. Celebrating Christ. Yet, in this new year how many will we be as Peter and deny Him?

“Then Annas sent Him bound to Caiaphas the high priest” (John 18:24, NKJV).

This strikes me. As we had taken a look at sovereignty during the holiday, this bears further thought. Only in sovereignty could one understand the position of the high priest, that Christ would be bound before *him*. We know this is a necessity of Scripture. We know this brings us in communion with God; but, in this moment, it is only of divine revelation.

Pilate therefore said to Him, Are You a king then? Jesus answered,  You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice. (John 18:37, NKJV)

Bound before the high priest, moving on to Pilate, He was born for this. This. Only understood to the hearing ear.

“Pilate said to Him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, I find no fault in Him at all” (John 18:38, NKJV).

Even Pilate *knew* the Truth. There is no fault in Truth (not Truth Himself).

Then they all cried again, saying, Not this Man, but Barabbas! Now Barabbas was a robber. (John 18:40, NKJV)

Yet we chose a man. A robber. One with fault to replace Him who bore no fault. In the end He bears our fault on the Cross and before the Throne. He was born. We are free.

* Free to understand Peter . . .