NO
DECEIT
Second
of twelve in Lamb of God Parallel Bible Series
Isaiah
53:9c, John 18:37-38
Isaiah
53:9c: “…though He had done no violence,
nor was any deceit in His mouth.”
John
18:37-38: “‘You are a king then!’ said
Pilate.
Jesus
answered, ‘You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for
this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to Me.’
‘What
is truth?’ Pilate asked. With this he
went out again to the Jews and said, ‘I find no basis for a charge against Him.’”
Deceit [di-SEET] means dishonesty,
trickery, pretense, cheat, a sham or fraud.
Most temptations are deceitful, especially when the devil’s involved. What wonders they promise never happen. When people are tempted—we frequently choose
to give in—rather than to walk away from it.
Then we lie about it. But not
Jesus.
Jesus always told the truth.
Ten year old Brad found a baggie on
the playground. He picked it up and
looked inside—with his fifth grade classmate looking over his shoulder.
“Is that what I think it is?” Jeremy
whispered in Brad’s ear, slightly breathless.
They sniffed the brown-green leafy contents.
“Weed.” they concluded together. “What do you want to do?” Jeremy asked Brad.
“Smoke it!” Brad answered, with a
smile.
Marijuana is now legal in two states
in the USA. But that wasn’t always the
case. Tens of thousands are serving time in prisons for possessing
marijuana. Pot or weed, slang term for marijuana, is a drug that’s
smoked or combined in foods to be eaten.
It produces a feeling of calm.
But it can also trigger the
opposite. People have become fearful,
and suspicious of others after it takes effect. This is probably due to feeling guilty;
convinced that they’ll be caught with an illegal substance.
Jesus NEVER gave into
temptation. So Jesus was never scared,
or felt guilty. He never did the wrong
thing. Jesus never lied. (I’m sure that His parents appreciated that).
Even Pilate couldn’t find one thing to
accuse Jesus of being guilty of doing.
That was the truth.
Isaiah 53 is all about Jesus and His
life. Check it out for yourself, and complete
the lesson that’s linked below to read what could have been Jesus’ diary.
Take Home Nugget
Do
you think that Pilate wanted an answer to his question, “What is truth?” Because the people opposed releasing Jesus so
strongly, Pilate may have figured that the truth didn’t matter at that point.
When did truth become a criminal
offence?
Holy Father, let me see through deceit.
Give me Your Spirit as tool
To find wisdom so pure and neat,
And never look like a fool!
J.D. Griffith
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