Keep quiet Jesus. Sounds a bit sacrilegious. But, these very words had to be circling around the man Jesus as He stood silently before the Sanhedrin. Silently He watched as they tried repeatedly to bring a charge against Him, but even those set up to lie about Him could not make any charge stick.
Keep Quiet
Keep quiet Jesus. Without two or more witnesses Jesus quite possibly could have gone free. What a temptation for a human! Yet when Caiphas asked him point-blank if He were the Messiah, instead of keeping quiet, Jesus signed His own death sentence and said, “You have said it yourself; nevertheless I tell you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
Death Sentence
Matthew 26:65 says “After this Then the high priest tore his clothing to show his horror and said, “Blasphemy! Why do we need other witnesses? You have all heard his blasphemy.” There you have it, Jesus signed His own death sentence. But, why? Why did Jesus not simply continue to stand silently? He spoke and convicted Himself because He loves you! He loves me!
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Listen to the latest episode of the Fueled By Grace podcast and be encouraged that God loves you. We are living in interesting times, and need an anchor that is secure, something that is unshakeable through things like inflation, vaccine mandates, and supply chain shortages. That anchor, that rock is God Himself, and the assurance of His great, fierce love.
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