Silence...

Silence.  Silence is something that we often have no idea how to handle.  We don't like it when we want answers and the person is silent.  We find it hard to be silent when we are pushed even when we know that we were in the wrong.  BUT we will never be silent when we know we are unjustly accused-we speak up-we want to be heard-we know what are rights are and we demand to have our say.

This is why I'm always surprised by Jesus' Silence when accused-wrongly accused by those in power-by those who are supposed to represent God and actually should be accused.  Instead Jesus closes his mouth even when it means that he will suffer unjustly.

Herod was delighted at the opportunity to see Jesus, because he had heard about him and had been hoping for a long time to see him perform a miracle. He asked Jesus question after question, but Jesus refused to answer. Meanwhile, the leading priests and the teachers of religious law stood there shouting their accusations.” (Luke 23:8–10)  

Isaiah tells us this about the Messiah:

He was oppressed and treated harshly, yet he never said a word. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter. And as a sheep is silent before the shearers, he did not open his mouth.” (Isaiah 53:7)

I once heard someone say that Jesus was silent because he was taking up our sins and SIN HAS NO EXCUSE.  

Maybe silence is something that I need more of in my life as I think about the Silence of My Savior on my behalf.