Contemplative Bible Reading

Luke 20:20 (New Living Translation)

Watching for their opportunity, the leaders sent spies pretending to be honest men. They tried to get Jesus to say something that could be reported to the Roman governor so he would arrest Jesus.

There is much happening in this (hi)story. Let’s focus on the spies. A group of respected religious leaders, and let us not reduce the importance of this fact—these were RESPECTED RELIGIOUS LEADERS—call me into a room. “There is this fellow named Jesus. He comes from backwoods no where, but claims to be the Son of God. He appears to be healing sick people miraculously, but that must be some trick or something. Anyways, follow him. Listen to everything he says. Watch everything he does.”

Hmmm, being hired to spend day after day with the Son of God. What would that job be like? We aren’t told anything about what happened to these “spies.” Did they become dedicated followers of Jesus? Did they go back to their old lives? Did anything matter to these persons?

I don’t have the chance to walk around with Jesus. I can read much of what Jesus said and did. Do I take that opportunity or go do something else with my day?