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Then the high priest stood before all the people and said to
Jesus, "These people said things against you. Do you have
something to say about these charges against you? Are these
people telling the truth?" But Jesus said nothing. He did not
answer. The high priest asked Jesus another question: "Are
you the Christ, the Son of the blessed {God}?"
-- Mark 14:60-61 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
In fulfillment of the description of the suffering servant in Isaiah
53, Jesus does not open his mouth. If the totality of his ministry
wasn't enough to silence his critics, then a verbal defense won't help.
Jesus has the power to stop these events, but his silence in defending
himself is just one more way he shows he is going to follow through
with the will of God no matter the personal cost to himself. A priestly
system that had grown corrupt and sold out to the Roman political
machine could and would not judge him fairly. Their only desire was to
stay in power. Jesus will not dignify them with a self-defense. He
needs none to prove his innocence and he has already chosen to suffer
the humiliation of what he will face to honor God and to save us.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Father, please help me to know how to use those moments of power that
you give me in my life. I want to use those opportunities redemptively
and not selfishly. I cannot help but be humbled at Jesus' restraint in
the face of such a sham religious leader. May I have such wisdom and
restraint when it is your will and may I be passionate and bold, just
as Jesus was in cleansing the Temple, when that response is necessary.
Please help me know the best way to honor you. In Jesus' name I pray.
Amen.
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