A great example of giving in to peer pressure. Pilot questioned the crowds’ cause by stating Jesus’ innocence. Yet he still gave into their demand to crucify Him. Pilate either didn’t care (probably the case), or had little to no integrity (actually both). How often do you give into a group’s cause when they hound you, revert to violence, name call, and demand their way even when they know their cause is wrong? Ask God for strength today, to take a stand for truth. When one of these worldly causes come knocking, you’ll have the Spirit there to help you take a stand and open the eyes of the spiritually blind.
9 “Would you like me to release to you this ‘King of the Jews’?” Pilate asked. 10 (For he realized by now that the leading priests had arrested Jesus out of envy.) 11 But at this point the leading priests stirred up the crowd to demand the release of Barabbas instead of Jesus. 12 Pilate asked them, “Then what should I do with this man you call the king of the Jews?”13 They shouted back, “Crucify Him!”14 “Why?” Pilate demanded. “What crime has He committed?”But the mob roared even louder, “Crucify Him!”15 So to pacify the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned Him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified.
Mark 15:9-15
An Ordinary Man's Pursuit of the Extraordinary God of the Bible. These are daily insights from reading the Bible from cover to cover yearly. It is intended to point others to the Truth, and inspire people to pursue the God of the Bible individually.
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