Wednesday, March 12, 2008
The Trial before the Sanhedrin
As I was reading today's reflection, once again, I was reminded that our lord, Jesus Christ, didn't surely come to be served but to serve. These people in the courtyard were making false statements just to prosecute Jesus. Just to see him die. Just to see him get hurt. If someone accuse me of something I didn't do, I'd probably do ANYTHING, even if it means harming others, to clear my name. Heck, even if I AM guilty, I would still defend myself. Why do we do that? When I begin to think about my motives it was pretty clear. It's because I, myself, come first before anyone. I'm more important to me than anyone. Even if I had no power to defend myself, I would at least die trying. On the other hand, Jesus had power. He had power and authority to defend Himself. He had power to end everything right there. He had power to give them justice that they deserved. Yet, what does He do? He humbles Himself and obeys the will of our Heavenly Father. He doesn't say unnecssary things. He knew His purpose on earth. He knew He was there to die not only for His people but even for those who were denying and accusing Him. That is Love. We often hear people ask each other, "What is love?". and we define love in so many ways. Love is caring, sacrificing, being a friend and etc... Where did it come from? Where is its origin? To me, there is no other way to define love but to think that love is 'what God showed us'. There is no one way to describe it. It's just what He showed us. I'm just simply amazed. I sit here in awe, knowing that we need to "be like Christ" as Christians yet fall soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo short. Only thing I can possibly say is... Thank you Jesus.
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Jeetae, your blog reminded me of the statement paul made in 2 Tim 2:12, "if we suffer with him we will also reign with him..." Suffering is an integral part of the Christian experience and life. You cannot find anything in the bible that might suggest that life as Christ's followers will be easy and smooth. Somehow, all Christians will experience suffering as a result of their union with Christ. Have we experienced any rejections as a result of our identifying with Jesus in any way?
Now the sufferings of Christ on the cross was unique. No one can suffer to take away our sins except Jesus Christ. And how much he suffered is something all of us needs to meditate on throughout the next several weeks as we approach good friday and easter sunday. Let's all do that!
Posted by Pastor James
thanks for a great post. this passage reminds us how quick we are to defend ourselves against any accusation, small or great, even when, or perhaps i should say, especially when, we are guilty.
Jesus, however, stayed silent throughout most of the trial, even when many witnesses stepped forward falsely accusing Him of crimes. He had led a perfect, blameless, holy, righteous life. how easy it would have been to acquit Himself of every trumped-up charge!
but part of Jesus's suffering was to remain silent and submit Himself to His Father. He knew that soon enough God His Father would give Him the "Name that was above every name"--that one day, "every knee should bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth and every tongue confess that He is Lord of all".
this passage is an extraordinary reminder of the humility of Jesus. we would all do well to bear it in mind the next time we are rightly or wrongly accused.
jeetae--it's surprising to see a blog that YOU wrote that has the phrase, "sooooooooooooooooooooooooo short" in it!
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