When Jesus was presented to Herod, the scriptures say Herod was "greatly pleased, because for a long time he had been wanting to see Him".
Herod was pleased to see Jesus for the wrong reasons, he wanted to satisfy his curiosity, nevertheless, he was pleased. Finally, an influential man who can make a difference in the case against Jesus. All that Jesus had to do was perform a miracle, preach a sermon and Herod could have made it all go away.
The scriptures say, "but Jesus gave him no answer".
Why didn't He do something? One miracle, one sermon, was all it would take to change the whole thing, and probably even convert Herod in the process. But Jesus was silent even though it cost him much... His ministry, His dignity, His good name and His life.
The silence of Jesus did NOT please Herod. What took place after that, caused a chain of events that started to change the lives of billions of people.
"But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong" (1 Corinthians 1: 27).
Jesus was silent because He was aware of a greater truth;
Jesus knew, God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. The world says, it is the weak who try to please God who is a "killjoy" when you can enjoy all that the world has to offer. So He chose to do the weak thing, He chose to please God.
Jesus knew obedience to God and inner responses to the Father releases a power that goes beyond time and life itself. So He became a fool for God.
How I wish, what I know in my mind becomes a truth in my heart, and when I make choices in life, I will have the supernatural power of God to give inner responses even though it could cost me much. I know I am not capable of it, and the chances are, I will take the easy way out. But deep down inside my heart, there is a tiny seed that God has planted, which desires to please Him and Him alone. So I wait for the day that the Lord sets me free from myself completely to be a fool for Him.
Jesus knew obedience to God and inner responses to the Father releases a power that goes beyond time and life itself. So He became a fool for God.
How I wish, what I know in my mind becomes a truth in my heart, and when I make choices in life, I will have the supernatural power of God to give inner responses even though it could cost me much. I know I am not capable of it, and the chances are, I will take the easy way out. But deep down inside my heart, there is a tiny seed that God has planted, which desires to please Him and Him alone. So I wait for the day that the Lord sets me free from myself completely to be a fool for Him.
"Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me". (Psalm 51:10)
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