A third time he (Pilate) said to them, (chief priests and scribes) “Why, what evil has He (Jesus) done? I have found in Him no crime deserving death; I will therefore chastise Him and release Him.” Luke 23:22 Lord how interesting that even though Pilate could not find anything wrong with what You had done […]
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Pilate addressed them (chief priests and rulers) once more, desiring to release Jesus; but they shouted out, “Crucify, crucify Him!” (Jesus) Luke 23:20, 21
Lord these men were ruthless. They were not going to give up until You were destroyed. You knew their plot. You knew their hearts.
Thank You Lord for loving us.
Thank You for calling even men such as these to Yourself and forgiving them when they turn their hearts over to You.
Thank You that You call us all to Yourself and it is our choice whether we say yes or not.
Thank You for waiting patiently for us to come to You.
Thank You for open arms of love that wait longingly for us.
Oh how blessed we are because of Your unconditional love.
Thank You Lord.
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But they (chief priests and scribes) all cried out together, “Away with this man and release to us Barabbas” –a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city, and for murder. Luke 23:18, 19 Lord this is hard to understand apart from knowing the end of the story. It […]
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Pilate then called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, and said to them, “You brought me this Man (Jesus) as one who was perverting the people; and after examining Him before you, behold, I did not find this Man guilty of any of your charges against Him; neither did Herod, for […]
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And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before this they had been at enmity with each other. Luke 23:12 Lord it is so interesting to learn what happened between two men that were being asked by the scribes and chief priests to destroy you. They became friends – amazing […]
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And Herod with his soldiers treated Him (Jesus) with contempt and mocked Him; then, arraying Him in georgeous apparel, he sent Him back to Pilate. Luke 23:11 Lord none of this was surprising to You. You knew their thoughts and You saw their hearts. Thank You Lord that You see our hearts and You know […]
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The chief priests and scribes stood by, vehemently accusing Him (Jesus). Luke 23:10 Lord there were those that didn’t want Herod to see anything but their side of the story. They didn’t want You to let Jesus go. They had found him guilty already. Thank You Lord for always seeing the big picture. Thank You […]
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So he (Herod) questioned Him (Jesus) at some length; but He made no answer. Luke 23:9 Lord how interesting that Herod had wanted to talk with You for a long time and here You were in front of him. He could ask You whatever he wanted to. You were really at his mercy as a […]
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When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see Him because He had heard about Him and he was hoping to see some sign done by Him. Luke 23:8 Lord as many times as I have read this story and heard the story I must say that I have […]
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When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the Man (Jesus) was a Galilean. And when he learned that He belonged to Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him over to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. Luke 23:6, 7 Lord we call this ‘passing the buck.’ Getting out of whatever we can get out […]
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