While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them what they thought about the Messiah. Whose son is he?
The Pharisees replied that he is the son of David.
Jesus then asked how it is that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him Lord? He then quotes David:
“The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet.”
Psalm 110:1
Jesus continued by saying if then David calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son? No one had an answer, and from that day on no one dared to ask Him any more questions.
Jesus confronts the question about himself here. He is trying to prove to the Pharisees that He is exactly who He says He is. He reveals to them a flaw in their thinking. Instead of wanting to learn more from Him, though, they just retreat from Him and stop asking questions. Don’t we do that sometimes? When God reveals that we are in the wrong, instead of seeking more from Him we run away from Him? Instead of seeking the truth from God we run away trying to hold on to our truth? Maybe it’s time we let God speak in our lives. Let Him reveal to us the good and the bad. Let Him speak today.
A Journey With Jesus 