Lord I skipped verses 13 and 14 so I want to go back and think on them.
When Pilot asked the crowd what he should do with You here was their answer.
And they cried out again, “Crucify him.” So Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify Him.’” Mark 15:13, 14
Lord these are certainly some verses that tell us a lot about what happened before You died on the cross.
First it was the crowd that had been influenced by the chief priests to shout out to ‘crucify You.’ Who were these people in this crowd anyway. Certainly they were not the many You had healed. Certainly they were not those that loved You and had had their lives changed. Were they those like Peter who heard the cock crow three times before he realized he had done exactly as You said he would do to keep from being ‘one of Yours.’ Were these people afraid too of what could happened if they didn’t follow what the chief priests were telling them to do? I don’t have all those answers Lord but I do see that Pilot with all his power did the same thing. He too listened to the crowd and followed what they wanted.
Lord it is only by Your strength and wisdom that we are able to go against the grain as we would say. It is only as we keep our eyes upon You and keep close to You that we can remain faithful.
Thank You for giving us that strength and that power Lord. Oh how we praise You. Oh how we thank You. And Lord – Yes – I stand amazed when I see the way You help us and work in our lives. Thank You!!!!
Thank You Lord.
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