Do The Right Thing

Mark 14:55 " And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put Him to death; and found none".

Those who do right or the right thing are often viewed as a threat to the status quo, and even more so in todays religious community.  In this new age of religion there are so many self appointed leaders who have their own personal agendas and self serving ministries, that those who desire to do the right thing and profess God's truths tends to threaten them. Many just give up in despair, and strive to fit in with the crowd and go along with the flow, but we must stand and do the right thing, even if it means to stand alone.

Here in our text Jesus was on trial by the religious leaders of His time. See the way and truth of God's word threaten the religious status quo. Their positions and authority had been brought into question. All that they were teaching and proclaiming was now being challenged, rebuked, and corrected and they sought to destroy and discredit Him. They looked to find a witness against Him. But by Him continuing  to do God's will and proclaim God's truths and in total surrender, submitting to His arrest, Jesus showed us that we are to live in the faithfulness to God's plan in spite of the circumstances that it brings. God's plan for mans redemption was that Jesus live a life of total obedience to God, that man can be reconciled with God.

No one likes to be falsely accused of something, yet Jesus stood quietly while others accused Him unjustly. we must at all times seek to please God in all of our actions, words and deeds. There will be many who will not like your stance and will try and discredit you and what you say by accusing you of things that are not true. But remember God knows everything, and He said that He will never leave us nor forsake us, and if we hold our peace He will fight our battles. Just stand strong and do the right thing.