Just A Matter Of Time……

When the religious leaders heard the guards of Jesus tomb tell them what happened, they immediately gave them a bribe and made up a story for them to spread around. If the religious leaders were true God-seekers, they would’ve repented. They would’ve dropped everything and went out to find Jesus. The fact is, this story reveals what was really in their hearts. Some people flat out deny Jesus. Some pretend to follow Him. And some do pursue Him sincerely. Of the three, reality exposes the pretenders the most. It’s just a matter of time. What’s in the heart eventually comes out in behavior, revealing who’s in and who’s out. The deniers and pretenders will expose themselves in time, it’s just a matter of being discerning when it happens. God calls it “knowing a tree by the fruit it produces”. Don’t you think this applies to the days we are living in now?

11 As the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and told the leading priests what had happened. 12 A meeting with the elders was called, and they decided to give the soldiers a large bribe. 13 They told the soldiers, “You must say, ‘Jesus’ disciples came during the night while we were sleeping, and they stole His body.’ 14 If the governor hears about it, we’ll stand up for you so you won’t get in trouble.” 15 So the guards accepted the bribe and said what they were told to say. Their story spread widely among the Jews, and they still tell it today. Matthew 28:11-15