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“But [we] have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty…but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God” (2 Corinthians 4:2).
When we are wronged, and supposing that we ourselves have done nothing wrong, we should seek to reach the conscience of the one who has wronged us. The Lord Jesus did this many times during His earthly ministry, and the Apostle Paul did it when he stood before Festus, King Agrippa, and other dignitaries, in Acts 26.
The Lord Jesus reached Pilate’s conscience when He reminded Pilate that he had no authority except from above; that is, from God. Our Lord reminded Pilate of his responsibility to God, as a ruler to whom God had given authority. The Apostle Paul did not complain of being kept in prison for no reason, but he did remind all those in authority that they needed to be saved.
When we are wronged, instead of fighting back, let us remember that it is a good opportunity to speak about the Lord. There is moral power in someone who is right, but who chooses not to fight back. To do so is being like Christ.
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