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b'When we are falsely accused, it\\u2019s natural to try to defend ourselves to\\nprove our innocence. I used to try to defend myself by tarnishing the image\\nof my accusers. But now at age sixty, I have learned to explain myself in a\\nproper way, and to let God be my defender.\\n.\\nI came to see this truth when someone I had helped made false accusations\\nagainst me, causing a misunderstanding between me and a friend. I was so\\nhurt because I knew I was not guilty, and I was tempted to speak evil about\\nmy accuser. But I decided not to, believing God would defend me. Indeed, He\\ndid! My friend learned the truth, and our relationship was restored.\\n.\\nDeuteronomy 32:4 says God is just and faithful in all His ways. When people\\naccuse us falsely, God knows the whole truth, and His justice will prevail\\nin the end. \\n.\\nIn Mark 14:55-59, some of the Jewish religious leaders were trying to kill\\nJesus, so they had many people bear false witness against Jesus, accusing\\nHim of things He hadn\\u2019t done, but then their witnesses did not agree. In\\nthis way, their accusations were shown to be false. Jesus did not defend\\nHimself or try to show how bad these accusers were; instead, He entrusted\\nHimself to God the Father and let Him handle the matter. Even when Jesus\\nwas sentenced to death, the one presiding over His trial, Pilate, said that\\nJesus had done nothing wrong (Luke 23:4, 14-15, 22). Jesus was willing to\\ndie a death He didn\\u2019t deserve so we could be made right with God. And death\\ndidn\\u2019t have the last word. After three days, Jesus rose from the grave!\\n.\\nWhen we are falsely accused, we can certainly try to explain ourselves. We\\ncan also tell the truth about what other people have done. But we don\\u2019t\\nneed to try to show how bad our accusers are or paint a bad picture of them\\nso people will believe us rather than them. Let us learn to trust the\\nfaithful and just God to be our defender even when people may fail to\\nunderstand us. While our reputations may not be restored before Jesus\\nreturns, we can know that one day He will bring everything into the light\\nand right every wrong. \\u2022 Enid Adah Nyinomujuni\\n.\\n\\u2022 When people falsely accuse us, how does God call us to respond? (If you\\nwant to dig deeper, you can read about how Paul responded to false\\naccusations in Acts 24-26.) \\n.\\n\\u2022 If anyone has done something wrong, it\\u2019s important to be open and honest\\nabout this, especially if a person is being hurt. If someone has hurt you\\nor others, who is a trusted adult you can tell right away? (If you want to\\ndig deeper, read Matthew 23 and Galatians 2:11-21.) \\n.\\nHe [Jesus] was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth.\\nIsaiah 53:7a (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nMark.14.55-Mark.14.62|1Pet.2.22-1Pet.2.23|Isa.53.7|Deut.32.4'