JESUS HAD POWER (Colossians 1:16, 17)…

“Wonder-working” power (Luke 5:17). He could walk on water, raise the dead, and instantly heal those afflicted with horrible, life-long disease. He could cast out demons, feed thousands with but a few loaves and fish, and transform water into wine. He could rebuke the storm and calm the sea. He had power (Acts 10:38).

And yet–perhaps his most surprising manifestation of power was the intentional failure to employ it (1 Peter 2:21-23; cf. Isaiah 53:7; Mark 14:61). Despite the unlimited miraculous resources at His disposal–when faced with Calvary and all that entailed–Jesus restrained His own mighty hand.

THOUGHT: Has it ever occurred to you that one of the Lord’s most significant displays of power was expressed in a non-miraculous way? (Mike Benson)

“And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing” (Matthew 27:12).