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“They bound him, led him away, and handed him over to
Pilate, the governor.
Meanwhile,
Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, ‘Are you the king
of the Jews?’ ‘Yes, it is as you say’ Jesus replied. When he was accused by the
chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer. The Pilate asked him, ‘Don’t
you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?’ But Jesus made no reply,
not even to a single charge—to the great amazement of the governor.” Matt. 27:2,
11- 12 (NIV)
It has always amazed me that Jesus does not respond to
the questions of the chief priests or to most of those asked by Pilate. The one
He answers is, simply put, that He is the King of the Jews. Can we liken this
to captured soldiers of later centuries giving their name rank and serial
number? By this I mean all He said gave His identity.
He is the King of the Jews and those who believe in Him.
We don’t know what else Pilate asks Him nor should we try to guess.
Whenever I had a difficult question about life, I used to
say, “I’ll ask Jesus that when I see Him.” Then, almost immediately, the
question didn’t seem to matter to me any longer. Could it be that Jesus is
telling me that the only thing that matters is that He is King?
From time to time, we have persons in our lives who feel
they have to respond to everything they hear. As we mature in the faith, we who
may have had this same character trait learn not to react to the thoughts we
hear. We need to ask Jesus to guide us to when we face times of hearing about
different issues that affect those around us.
I know I have to ask Jesus to curb my tongue often, and help me to speak only words that will edify, lift the fallen, encourage our sisters and brothers in Christ and reflect Christ's love. I have a difficult time with this, especially on facebook. I have to make myself stop and think before responding...and I'm getting better at it. Sometimes I just scroll on down and let it go...especially this past year during the election/post election turmoil. God is in control, and nothing I say or do will change that! I just have to learn to pray for others and commit them to THE KING of kings!! Amen! Good post today. Thank you.
ReplyDeletePam:You are right when you say,'God is in control.' When I keep that in mind, I find I am not as apt to spew hurtful words to those around me. I only wish I had learned this a few decades ago.
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