“Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?” “I am,” said Jesus

Mark 14:53-72

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find any. Many testified falsely against him, but their statements did not agree.

But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer.

Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?” “I am,” said Jesus. “And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

They all condemned him as worthy of death. Then some began to spit at him; they blindfolded him, struck him with their fists, and said, “Prophesy!” And the guards took him and beat him.

He began to call down curses, and he swore to them, “I don’t know this man you’re talking about.”  Immediately the rooster crowed the second time. Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice you will disown me three times.” And he broke down and wept.

Why?

Jesus remained silent and gave no answer to all their false testify. But Jesus said I am Messiah. This is his real identity, but the high priest and others denied Him.

Peter followed Jesus in some distance, but when people asked him "Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean." Peter refused it three times just as Jesus had predicted. So Peter found he is weak and refused Jesus three times. Even He has insisted he won't.

Jesus knew even Peter refused Him, so the pain of Jesus is deeper. But all of these Jesus accepted it. His disciple all ran away. How about us? Do I will reject Jesus, No, But I have to confess I am weak even I won't but in reality, it is possible for all of us. 

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耶穌是審判者，今天卻被審判，耶穌是義人，卻反而要被定罪。先抓人再來找罪證，多人要做偽證，又互相矛盾，人愈審判耶穌，愈顯出自己的不義與錯誤，暴露自己的不義，只有承認自己的不義才能被耶穌遮蓋。

耶穌在猶太人公會定罪耶穌，只因耶穌說他是神的兒子，但是這句話是事實，當然沒有罪。

耶穌不為自己爭辯，反而彼得一直在為自己辯護，真理，否定真理的人愈顯出自己的不是。彼此一直辯，但是極力否認，讓人知道他的口音，愈爭辯愈顯出自己的錯。使女與旁邊的人不是真有意要檢舉彼得。彼得自己也忘記自己的承諾與顯出自己的軟弱。信心不是因為我們做了什麼，而是依靠主！不要小看逼迫，也不要以為自己信心足夠！

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How?

May the Lord gives me more strength and faith to follow the way of Jesus, and be a light and salt in my living life.