Mark 15:1-5 & 9-11 (HCSB) 1 As soon as it was morning, the chief priests had a meeting with the elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin. After tying Jesus up, they led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate. 2 So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” He answered him, “You have said it.”[a] 3 And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things. 4 Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Are You not answering anything? Look how many things they are accusing You of!” 5 But Jesus still did not answer anything, so Pilate was amazed. 9 So Pilate answered them, “Do you want me to release the King of the Jews for you?” 10 For he knew it was because of envy that the chief priests had handed Him over. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd so that he would release Barabbas to them instead.
Revelation 21:8 (HCSB) 8 But the cowards, unbelievers,[f] vile, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars—their share will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
As we walk this walk called life, each day we are going to have to deal with situations in which folk around us speak against us without any true or righteous cause for their speaking. You can live your life without any care as to what others are doing in their lives. You can live your life without any animosity, hatred, or envy of those who are around you. You can live your life in such a way that you have no reason to hurt anybody nor do you like to hear or see someone get hurt. You can go around folk with the single intent of allowing your light to shine before them in such a manner that they will look up to heaven and glorify your Father because of your light. Yet, with all of this, some folk are going to plot against you. Envy….
As you walk this walk called life, you are going to have to learn to deal with folk who have what they perceive to be ‘boss status’, and who see you as a threat to their power, position, prosperity, partiality, and purpose. Folk will look at you as someone from somewhere else when you don’t think like they think, when you don’t talk like they talk, when you don’t act like they act, and when you have no ill will towards anybody. Folk will look to destroy you simply because your light is shining bright. Your light is shining so bright that folk who were once under their spell have had the spell broken, have had the curse removed, have had the scales fall from their eyes, and have had an opportunity to truly see them for who they really are. Your light is shining so bright that folk will have no choice – at least from their perspective – but to try to deny the light with which you shine, try to defame your name, try to destroy any good that you do and have done for others, try to dismiss your walk, try to dim your shine, and try to get others to disapprove of whom you have shown yourself to be – not your talking – but your demonstration of true light. Envy….
Family, as we read and dive into Mark chapter 15, we see that the Israelite leadership had come together to question and then devise lies on The Master. These folk were the leaders of the Israelites dwelling in the area of Judea at the time that The Master walked in His human body. The ministers accused Him – lied on Him. Pilate observed the verbal and non-verbal responses from The Master and was amazed at His demeanor in the midst of folk lying on Him – for no GOOD reason. Yet, He did not respond to the accusations – lies on Him. He had no reason to defend Himself because He had not been guilty of breaking any of The Fathers Instructions – lies on Him. Pilate was able to see that the leadership was envious of The Master. Envy will cause people to accuse you and in their envy lie to themselves, lie to you & lie on you of things that they cannot prove. Envy….
Family, you must understand that those who lie lie on you because they are envious of you. Those who lie on you have NOT the Spirit of The Father. Those who lie on you – and some of them are so far gone that they can’t even tell when they are lying – have demonstrated that they are NOT The Father’s children. They are children of the father of lies and follow the words, works and worship of their father who was a liar from the beginning. Family, understand that those liars have a not so pleasant destination awaiting them. Family, if you are that liar, turn away from living as a liar, apologize to those on whom you have lied, and become a child of The Father. You CANNOT live as a liar and live as a child of The Father.
Family, stop following Lying Leaders (like Israel followed), stop allowing Lying Leaders to stir you up (like Israel allowed), stop conceding your life to Lying Leaders (like Israel conceded), stop walking on the broad path that Lying Leaders are on (like Israel walked), and don’t receive a one-way ticket to an eternal destination like Lying Leaders!
Shalom (Peace)!
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