Matthew in his gospel records the guards and religious leaders reaction to the resurrection of Jesus from the grave (Matthew 28:11-15) The religious leaders, in an attempt to conceal Jesus' resurrection, bribed the guards and told them to say, "the disciples stole his body."
What we see here is how far the religious leaders were willing to go in order to conceal the truth and protect their status quo. We also see the fact the guards were willing to be bought. They had a price!
We may not take money or a bribe, because that is too obvious; but often, we too have a price. Offensive? Yes, you are right, it is. It is offensive!
We all need His grace...His mercy...His forgiveness. Be aware, alert, a tune to your own heart. Tell the Lord you do not want to be bought and bribed by the world. Ask Him to strengthen area's in your own life where compromise comes a little too easy. Ask the Holy Spirit to manifest the resurrection power of Jesus in your life.
This is today,
Pastor Gary
