S – You’re not considering that it is to your advantage that one man should die for the people rather than the whole nation perish.” ⁵¹ He did not say this on his own, but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation, ⁵² and not for the nation only, but also to unite the scattered children of God

John 11:50–52 CSB

O –  Commentary: 

John by God’s Spirit recognized a deep irony in Caiaphas’ words. As the high priest, Caiaphas pointed to the last sacrificial Lamb in a prophecy he did not even know he made. Caiaphas meant Jesus had to be killed, but God intended the priest’s words as a reference to His substitutionary atonement. Jesus’ death would abolish the old system in God’s eyes by fulfilling all its types and shadows. His death was not only for Jews but also for the world, thus making a new body from both.

  “John,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures

A – God has a plan that exceeds our understanding.  Caiaphas thinks he is saving Israel in Rome’s eyes and he would preserve his control.  God used it to usher in a personal relationship with Him and allow the Gentiles to be part of the body.  We can also trust that God works for our good in all things.

R – Heaven Father, we worship and surrender to you today.  We know that you are working for our good in all things.  Help us to align with your will and purposes even when we don’t see it.  We know that it will help us grow closer to you.