They (crowd) cried out, “Away with Him, (Jesus) away with Him, crucify Him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.” Then he handed Him over to them to be crucified. John 19:15, 16.
Lord, it would have been very hard to be Pilate. He really wanted to protect You and yet there was nothing he could do. The angry crowd was ready to lynch You. They wanted no part of You and wanted to get rid of You as quickly as they could. Scripture tells us that ‘You came unto Your own and they received You not.’
Once again Lord we have to thank You for men like Pilate that are willing to risk their all for others. Thank You for Pilate and his example.
Pilate shows us that there are times even though we strive to do what is best we lose because of others and their desires.
Life doesn’t always make sense Lord and in this case it probably didn’t make sense to Pilate either. But…. You had a plan and the plan was perfect.
Thank You for staying true to Your calling.
Thank You Lord.
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