The injustice of it all!

Mark 14:48 -71

Have you ever felt like you were being accused falsely with no one or nothing coming to your defense? We all have at one point or another. It is absolutely frustrating. You know you are innocent and some times the person accusing you know that you are innocent but the accusations continue to fly.

Everything about this situation in the end of Mark 14 is wrong. It was illegal to have a trial at night, to have false witnesses to not allow witnesses for the defense, to have paid a betrayer, to do this during the Passover, to condemn a man to death, to abuse Him the way that they did. All of these things were against the Mosaic Law as well as Roman Law. These men were stuck in their traditions and allowed their traditions to stop them from knowing and living the Father’s heart. They distanced themselves from God under the guise of serving Him.

You might say I would never do that! Think with me for a moment, how do you treat people, especially people who are different than you? They could be a different race, economic bracket, they could be involved in some sin that you find particularly detestable, or they could be part of a different sub-culture (fans of country music, artist, political, tech geeks, etc.). We like to befriend the familiar and it is in our nature to look down on that, which is different. God loves and believes in everyone on the planet. He has a plan and a purpose for all people.
When we see someone our minds automatically begin to make judgments. If we act negatively on those judgments we become like the Pharisees in the story, distancing ourselves from God in the name of God. Our own flesh causes us to act unjustly and walk out from under the grace of God. We lose justice not only for those we are judging but for ourselves as well.

Jesus said we will be measured by whatever measure we measure someone else. If we walk in injustice than we will receive injustice for ourselves. Choose today to, as Paul wrote to bring every thought captive unto Christ. Ask the Lord to help us see people the way that he sees them and to respond to all people with His heart. You will witness bitterness and prejudice disappearing from your heart and you will become more like Jesus. Try it today