While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’” – Matthew 28:11-13
When I read this story I am amazed. Here the Jewish chief priests and elders are presented with a truthful account of the resurrection from unbiased first-hand witnesses and they still won’t believe. Instead they are so set on getting there own way that they are blinded to the truth and make up lies to explain the truth away.
When God’s ways do not align with our ways we can often fall into the same trap. People will often explain away God’s blessings as just coincidences, or God’s creation as random chaos or God’s healing as the miracle of modern medicine. Random chance, luck, and coincidences are all just lies from the deceiver to try to make us believe that God doesn’t exist. Do not be blinded by lies, but believe in the truth of God.
Prayer: Lord, open my eyes that I may see glimpses of truth thou hast for me, so that I may stop believing in the lies of the deceiver. Amen.
Faith Tip: Jesus is risen! He is alive! The message of Easter still rings true and gives us reason to believe in God’s truth. What lies are you making up or believing in that is keeping you from the truth of God?
Written by Pastor Aaron Anderson
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