Read Matthew 27:57-66
Saturday, April 19
The truth always comes out. Always. Sometimes it may take longer than we expect it to, but it always comes to light! And, regrettably, human nature, (as well as Biblical history) has shown us that if the truth is not comfortable, we will spend vast amounts of energy and time disguising it, running from it, and denying it.
In our reading today, we have the fearful and we have the bold. The fearful are the chief priests, the Pharisees, and Pilate. They continue to scheme their way to maintain their power, their influence, and their stature, fearful that the truth will take it from them. So each break their own laws to protect themselves.
And we have the bold, Joseph of Arimathea. He decides, at great personal risk of persecution, and personal cost, that the truth is Jesus. The same Jesus the fearful have called the “deceiver”.
In our own lives, we have seen this pattern of human behavior. Maybe it has even been us who attempt to hide the truth. But in the end, the truth will always prevail. Jesus said “I am the way, the truth, and the life”. And for those willing to seek the truth, Jesus is waiting for us.
– Bill Daly
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