Our Defense

 Matthew 27:13-14 says, "Then Pilate said to Him, "Do You not hear how many things they testify against You?"  And He did not answer him with regard to even a single charge, so the governor was quite amazed."

Jesus was being mocked, beaten, and accused with lies and half-truths, but He doesn't utter a word in His defense.  Why?  He was in the right.  He hadn't done anything wrong.  Not one. Single. Thing.  He is the only man to ever live to be completely sinless.  Yet He did not defend Himself.  Why?  1 Peter 2: 23 answers for us, " and while being reviled, He did not revile in return; while suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously;"  Jesus entrusted Himself to God.  There was no need to make a defense because He knew that God's will was what was important here.  Not being right.  Not being revered.  Not being tough.  God's will alone mattered.  

How often do we defend ourselves and just make things worse?  Psalm 27:1 says, "The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear?  The LORD is the defense of my life; Whom shall I dread?"  God is our defense.  There is no need to try to make people see we are right.  No need to try to make people love and respect us.  No need to try to make others see our value or our "goodness".  God will be the defense of our lives.  His will is all that matters.  So we obediently do His will each moment of each day, and leave the defense to Him.

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