Foolish Trappers

September 3

(Luke 20:26 NIV) ““They were unable to trap him in what he had said there in public. And astonished by his answer, they became silent.””

(Matthew 22:46 NIV) “No one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions.”

(Psalm 31:18 NIV) “Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous.”

The learned religious leaders of Christ’s day tried many times to trap Jesus with trick questions. They always failed. You cannot catch a Lion with a mousetrap and you cannot trap the Son of God with a human question. Only a very foolish trapper would entertain such a notion. The puny traps of the religious leaders were never big enough to catch the Lion of the tribe of Judah. Trying to con, fool, trick, or trap God is really stupid. We don’t catch Him -- He catches us. Who are we to think that we can deceive an omniscient, all knowing God or hide anything from an omnipresent Creator? Who are we to think we can get around someone who has no front, back, or sides? Just about every one of us has tried this in some way. You may even be in the middle of an attempted con job right now. It is foolishness. Put your mousetraps away -- you are dealing with a Lion! Be silent before Him. -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day