Dangerous Criminal

Dear Friend:
At a crime or disaster scene affecting large numbers of people, multiple jurisdictions, or broad geographic areas, many police agencies may be involved by mutual aid agreements. For example, the United States Federal Protective Service responded to the Hurricane Katrina natural disaster.

May 7: State police Lt. Carl Anderson, with a fellow investigator, escort Drew Peterson into District 5 State Police headquarters in Bolingbrook.

Upon my own investigation of how many officials go to pick-up a criminal or respond on a crime scene, I found the two previous stories. If there is proof of criminal activity by a person or persons, protection is called in for security reasons.

The arrest of Jesus says this “so Judas came to the grove, guiding a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and Pharisees. They were carrying torches, lanterns and weapons. A detachment is a group of three hundred to six hundred Roman soldiers.

Then Jesus addressed the mob: "What is this—coming out after me with swords and clubs as if I were a dangerous criminal? Day after day I have been sitting in the Temple teaching, and you never so much as lifted a hand against me. You've done it this way to confirm and fulfill the prophetic writings." Then all the disciples cut and ran. (Matthew 26:55 MSG)

Matthew wrote fifteen times in the Scriptures stating everything that occurred must be fulfulled and it happened this way. As the agony progressed from Jesus’ arrest, trial and crucifixion everything was fulfilled.

Why am I telling you all this? We deserve complete protection from guilty criminals. The people and officials of Jesus’ time totally misunderstood Jesus by treating Him as a dangerous criminal, when He only ever showed signs of peace and humbleness. We did not deserve God’s plan of salvation. Our sin deserves death. But our loving God saw it differently and gave His son up to death so that we can be freed from our sins and eternal separation from God. Jesus was treated worse than our criminals today but yet He gave up His life freely for you without even an argument. Jesus has nothing but true love always for you!

Prayer: Father in heaven I did not deserve Jesus’ act of love toward me. Yet He fulfilled God’s will. Thank you for this great act of forgiveness. Amen.

It was fulfilled with the greatest act of love,
Elaine