Matthew 11: 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.”
People love to talk, the one thing people like to talk about more than themselves, is how they are better than someone else. The best way to do that is to do just what many people did to Jesus. They lied about Him. I am sure that the irony is not lost on you that a lot of the people doing the lying were “good, well studied, respected, Jews”. Don’t we face the same thing in our daily lives? The “good people” of the world are typically waiting for the chance to kick a little dirt in the direction of the one who would stand against the darkness. The first thing they will do is lie. Funny thing about lies, they spread fast. Winston Churchill said it best. “A lie will make it halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to put it’s pants on”. To make things even more difficult, people seem more apt to believe the lie, than the truth. Christ knew this, He dealt with it, and He knew it was something that we would have to deal with. Sadly, it is part of growing up, and it is part of choosing between being of this world, and being from this world. Jesus said it best; wisdom is justified by her deeds. The lie eventually will come out, it will be exposed, the liar will be seen for what they are, and the subject of the lie will gain more credibility. This is what made Jesus so successful; live the truth, speak the truth, and leave the liars to their own devices. Did you ever notice that Jesus did not spend a lot of time “taking on “ liars? He let His life set the record straight. The nay-sayers, the liar, and those who would distort the truth did not know how to handle Him. They lied about Him, and He continued on. They tried to stop Him, and he went right through, never distracted, never faltering, eyes on the goal, not the obstacles…. His deeds proved Him right, and the liars were seen as the children that they were. So it must be with us. People will lie about you, they will distort the truth, they will run interference, so that you might stumble, or you might fall. However with the strength of Christ inside of you, with Him walking next to you, with His Father above protecting you…you will not falter, you will not fall, you will be successful. Lean on Him, depend on Him, trust in Him, and you will find you too will go right through, never distracted, never faltering, your eyes set on your salvation, not the obstacles that the world will place in your path.
God Bless,
Brian Thetford
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