John 11: 47 - 54 Conspiracy to Kill Jesus

Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, “What are we doing? For this man is performing many signs. If we let Him go on like this, all men will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all, nor do you take into account that it is expedient for you that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish.” Now he did not say this on his own initiative, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation, and not for the nation only, but in order that He might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. So from that day on they planned together to kill Him. Therefore Jesus no longer continued to walk publicly among the Jews, but went away from there to the country near the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim; and there He stayed with the disciples.

The leaders in the Temple could not see the Son of God in Jesus. They were so preoccupied with their Roman occupation that they made plans to slay their deliverer. Jesus said it rightly when he said that if a man came to them presenting only himself, they would receive him. But when the Son of God comes to them presenting the work of God they reject him and in turn the one who sent him. But these things had to come to pass. Jesus came into the world, not to condemn it, but to save it. And only through the blood of the anointed of God will bring salvation to his people and the world.

Daily Prayer: Father, you know the end from the beginning. Nobody can deliver out of your hand. Just when the earthly powers of Satan have feel that they have their way by putting to death the Son of God, he will show that the Son of God has everlasting life by rising from the dead. He offers this resurrection to all who have spiritual eyes and believe. In your holy name I pray Amen.