You say it best when you say nothing at all
Mark 14:57–62 (NIV)
Then some stood up and gave this false testimony against him: "We heard him say, 'I will destroy this man-made temple and in three days will build another, not made by man.'" Yet even then their testimony did not agree. Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus, "Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?" But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer.
In this account Jesus has been arrested and is being falsely accused by people whose stories could not hold water. He had been dragged before a kangaroo court of false testimonies and made-up tales. Like any TV courtroom scene, accusations and allegations were being fired at Him from every direction and He found Himself right in the middle, although innocent of the charges and lies.
In the middle of this trial of errors we see Jesus choose to say one of the greatest things of all. He said nothing at all. He knew what we all need to discover, that in a battle of words, often silence can be the winner.
The greatest statement He could make to the false things being said about Him was to say nothing. Why? He did not need to justify the lies. He needed only to stand confidently in the truth of what He knew was real.
As we make the decision to live for God, we too will be falsely accused and, just like Jesus, we will have the option to fight back verbally. Maybe we will find ourselves or our reputation being defamed or set up. We may have the potential and opportunity to verbally give the best defense ever given but we need to ask ourselves if it will match the power of silence? Remember, one of the greatest statements Jesus ever made was to say nothing.
• Sometimes the use of words tries to justify something that does not qualify justification.
• Truth does not need to be justified to everyone, just confidently rested upon – "time will tell your story".
• Truth is like a beach ball being held under water in a swimming pool. It is only a matter of time before it comes to the surface. The pressure working for it is greater than that working against it!
Make the decision not to always fight your own corner when you don't need to. Try not to get into a verbal wrestling match when silence is clearly the best contender.
Sometimes, like Jesus knew, and the singer Ronan Keating once sang, "you say it best when you say nothing at all". Think about that.
Andy
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