A gunman opened fire inside an industrial complex twenty nine miles from my hometown. The shooter killed five people and injured several others, including five police officers. Across our nation recent tragic stories being reported quite frequently. The reporting for this story went on all day and into the next day. The report on the individuals, what happened, when, where, how, and the shooters personal information including His apartment continues to unfold. Our mass media shot this information across the world. I saw reports on this incident coming out of London.
The plot began...the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed Matthew 27:1.
Can we just stop here for a minute. This was holy leaders at the time!
They bound Jesus and led him away and handed him over to Pilate the governor.
Holy people conspiring with the Roman government. The chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas to be freed and Jesus executed.
The holy leader, government and the people plotted a execution of a innocent man.
Could this violent injustice occur today?
It gets more insidious!
After Jesus died and was placed in a tomb and that they heavily guarded because they knew what the word on the street was that Jesus would rise from the dead. So Pilate gave orders for the tomb to be made secure.
Death could not hold Jesus down, He rose and the angel rolled the tomb stone and he appeared to the soldiers, they fell on their faces trembling in fear.
The soldiers were paid a sum of money to LIE about what really happened. They were to say, "The disciples came during the night and stole Him away while we were asleep." They were told they would be protected and kept from getting in trouble with the governor if the word got out.
What, What, What?
This would never occur today?!
The truth did pass on to thousands who were eye-witnesses to Jesus.
I just don't know.
People ask why did people not believe.
Maybe this cover-up played a part in it.
People believe the government, holy priests vs. the real truth. Mmmmm! He is risen.
Here is the good news! Jesus, God in the flesh, defied the cover-up and was able to meet and greet thousands and now millions know He was the Messiah, the expected king and deliverer of the Jews.
Our beloved Savior of the world has won.
Yesterday and Today.
My grandmother use to say, "There is nothing new under the sun (son)."
I am anticipating what the Holy Spirit will highlight the next time I visit the gospel of Matthew. Delightful!
I am a recycler. Anything God teaches me has never been wasted it has always been recycled for God's glory.
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