Here we see Caiaphas and Annas, high ranking members of the Jewish council, caring more about their political ambitions than about their responsibility to lead the people to God. As the nation’s spiritual leaders, they should have seen who Jesus truly was, but they were blinded by their sin. They put their own selfish needs before their duty to the people. In this way, our sin blinds us as to who Jesus is. It is only through the Holy Spirit working in us that we can see Jesus as the Messiah, but we also let our sin blind our judgment. We become more focused on our personal desires and not on Christ, and we fall victim to our temptations. In all we do, Christ should always come first. Are there sinful things you put before Christ that cloud your judgement? In what ways can you remedy this and put Christ first?
