Thursday, December 11, 2014

Surprising Silence...

Matthew 27:11-14 Meanwhile, Jesus was made to stand in front of the governor. The governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”Jesus said, “You say so.” While Jesus was being accused by the high priests and elders, he made no reply. Then Pilate asked him, “Don’t you hear how many charges they’re bringing against you?” But Jesus did not reply at all, so that the governor was very surprised. 
The religious leaders accused Jesus of being a revolutionary, who claimed to be King.  Pilate was not shocked.  They then piled up all sorts of additional far-fetched charges.  He was not stunned. What took him by surprise was Jesus' response to all this: calm silence.  Why? Somewhere in the midst of those charges and accusations was a nugget of truth exposed, waiting to be mined.  Will Pilate find it? What will he do with it if he does?  When we are falsely accused one of our best defenses can be silence.  Not that we never speak out, but that we let the truth be "heard", and found out by people who really care what the truth is.

No comments:

Post a Comment