# 718 Today's Du-votional comes from: Mr 14:55-59) Now the chief priests and all the council sought testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but found none.
56 For many bore false witness against Him, but their testimonies did not agree.
57 Then some rose up and bore false witness against Him, saying, 58 "We heard Him say, 'I will destroy this temple made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.'" 59 But not even then did their testimony agree.
What a sham trial. It's the middle of the night, but even so, you'd think they knew the arrest was going down and they would've been a little more prepared.
Witnesses should have been briefed beforehand to make sure their stories corroborated, but they couldn't find two witnesses who agreed on anything! And when they do find two, even their stories were not aligned closely enough to produce a charge against Jesus.
But why all this to do about false witnesses? Because once again we see the sure prophetic word being borne out. These false witnesses were accurately predicted by the Psalmist years before the actual event. Ps 35:11 says, “False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.”
These events are still another example of fulfilled prophecy that prove the truthfulness of God's Word, and this proof will strengthen the faith of those willing to receive it.
Father, thank You for this reminder of the trustworthiness of Your Word. May it strengthen the faith of all who hear it today.
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