September 28
(Luke 23:1-5 NIV) ““Then the whole assembly rose and led him off to Pilate. {2} And they began to accuse him, saying, "We have found this man subverting our nation. He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar and claims to be Christ, a king." {3} So Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" "Yes, it is as you say," Jesus replied. {4} Then Pilate announced to the chief priests and the crowd, "I find no basis for a charge against this man." {5} But they insisted, "He stirs up the people all over Judea by his teaching. He started in Galilee and has come all the way here.””
(Psalms 94:21-23 NIV) “They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. {22} But the Lord has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge. {23} He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness; the Lord our God will destroy them.”
When Jesus told the council of elders that He was the Son of God, they immediately sent Him to Pilate. They had murder on their minds, and Pilate was the one who could hand out a death sentence. They accused Jesus of subverting the nation, opposing payment of taxes, and claiming to be Christ the King. Pilate seemed interested in only one of the charges, and asked Jesus if He was King of the Jews. Jesus said, “Yes.” Immediately, Pilate told Christ’s accusers that he could find no basis for criminal charges. But they persisted and eventually prevailed. Once more, Jesus tells us who He really is -- He is the King, and the Christ. This claim still brings murder to the minds of many. They will assassinate character, bring charges of discrimination, invent false charges, and do whatever they can to silence the truth of God. But they will not succeed. They never have -- and they never will. -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day
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