The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate and said, “Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise.’ Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.” Pilate said to them, “You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.” So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard. (Matthew 27:62-66 ESV)
It's almost amazing to see the extent to which these leaders would go to cover up their crime - almost. But we often do the same thing. Rather than be "found out", we try to "cover our tracks," to make it appear that if any wrongdoing does surface, someone else gets blamed. The action of these leaders represents well our often unwillingness to admit our sin, ask forgiveness, come clean, and let the truth be seen and heard. May the Incarnation and Resurrection of Christ burn in our hearts and minds the need for "Truth" in the flesh.
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