SON of the BLESSED ONE
“Again the high priest was questioning Him, and saying to Him, ‘Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?’”
When you think of blessings, what comes to mind? Most likely good things: Family. Health.Friends. Freedom from worry and fear. Financial security. Does “Son of the Blessed One” seem an apt description for Jesus as He stood before the high priest: beaten, abandoned by friends, no earthly possessions, and betrayed? Yet, in God’s providence, He had the person who sentenced His Son to crucifixion to also affix the name “Son of the Blessed One” to Jesus. Could it be a message to us that things aren’t always as they appear; that perhaps we should look beyond today’s difficulties to the title He has affixed to us – bride of Christ; the title and position we’ll carry into eternity where we’ll experience His fulness and glory?
Heavenly Father, we praise You for Christ, SON of the BLESSED ONE, and for the blessings You have promised us.