S – But he remained silent and made no answer. Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?” ⁶² And Jesus said, “I am, and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.” ⁶³ And the high priest tore his garments and said, “What further witnesses do we need? ⁶⁴ You have heard his blasphemy. What is your decision?” And they all condemned him as deserving death. ⁶⁵

 Mark 14:61–65 ESV

O – With all the chaos and inconsistency of the accusers, the high priests asks the basic question – “Are you the Messiah?”  This is the question that sends Jesus to his death.  He answers it truthfully and honestly.

A – How many times has God given us a truthful statement or response in our relationship and we rejected it?  Maybe it spoke to our ego, pride or rejection and we didn’t want to let it go.  Or, maybe it addressed our attitude, behaviors and actions and we didn’t want to change.  We are like the Pharisees if we do not take the truth of God, apply it to our lives and change our will and alignment to match His will and character.

R-  Heavenly Father, you are the truth and you are Holy.  We surrender our thoughts, words, actions and will to you today.  We do not want to reject your truth.  We invite it to work in us to make us more like you.