Have you ever been wrongfully accused? If so, what did
you do about it?
Joe was pulled over by a policeman who thought he was on
the “wanted” list. Joe wasn’t speeding or anything but his old Acura looked
similar to the car the “wanted” man drove. After talking to Joe for a while,
the policeman realized he had the wrong guy.
Jesus was wrongfully accused many times, arrested and
never released. It amazes me how calm He was throughout all the accusations and
abuse.
John 18:19-24 19 Meanwhile, the high
priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. 20 “I have spoken openly to
the world,”
Jesus replied. “I always taught in synagogues or at the temple, where all the Jews
come together. I said nothing in secret. 21 Why question me? Ask
those who heard me. Surely they know what I said.”
22 When Jesus said this, one of the officials
nearby slapped him in the face. “Is this the way you answer the high priest?”
he demanded.
23 “If I said something wrong,” Jesus replied, “testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you
strike me?” 24 Then
Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
The high priest and religious leaders were to love and
serve God with their whole heart! However, it’s obvious many of them were far
from being in tune with God’s will and plans.
Have you been wrongfully accused within the Church? If
so, how did you handle it? Did you retaliate, take revenge, or shun all those
in the church? Or, did you look for God
to bring good from the situation and increase your trust in Him as your
defender?
God may use the situation to direct you and me to a
different local church or He may help us and the other member learn some
valuable lessons. However God uses it, He can grow us through the difficult
situation. We aren’t to abandon God and the Church. What if Jesus had given up
when wrongfully accused?
Alice
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