Today's Passage - Matthew 26:57-68

River of Life Christian Church ︳www.rolcc.net/english Matthew 26:57-68    ...The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death. But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward and declared, "This fellow said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.'" Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, "Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?" But Jesus remained silent. The high priest said to him, "I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God." "You have said so," Jesus replied. "But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven." Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, "He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?" "He is worthy of death"...   In this scripture passage, we can see the difference between the testimonies of people and God. When the priests and scribes brought Jesus to the Sanhedrin for trial, they were determined to condemn Him of any sin, so they made tremendous effort to find evidences to accuse Jesus with. Evidences should come up naturally and they don't need to be dressed up; these people, however, tried to find evidences to accuse Jesus. They could not find any real evidence, so they tried to find false evidence against Jesus but still couldn't find any.   From this incident, we can see the true nature of the holiness of Jesus. People wanted to falsely accuse Him, but couldn't find any evidence, so they had to make up false testimonies without any fact. Those who reject the truth are truly pathetic; they know what is true, but do not want to acknowledge it, so they must make up a bigger lie to cover their foolishness and ignorance. The High Priest asked Jesus whether He's the Son of the Almighty, and Jesus answer very clearly. He wasn't vague or ambiguous at all, instead He said "You have said so" and "you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven." The testimony of Jesus was sound and clear, and every word carries power, because this is a testimony of truth. Holy Spirit will also bear testimony for Jesus with His Power, which demonstrates that Jesus is indeed the Son of God. Anyone who accepts this testimony will receive eternal life; anyone who rejects this testimony will perish.   Brothers and sisters, are you willing to accept this testimony? Are you will be spread this testimony? May the Lord help us, even though we might be in all kinds of hardship or facing rejection and opposition from the world, let us follow the example of Christ to spread the true testimony and God's word, so that we can win back the hearts of people for Jesus Christ!   Pray with Pastor Tong     Lord, I thank you because you have set a great example for our life. Your true testimony has turned our lives around. May you help us to spread your true testimony in our daily life, so that many will be drawn to you. I thank you and I pray in the victorious name of Jesus, amen!