Today’s Thought “Unprecedented” G. Ward

Matthew 27: ²⁰ But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed. ²¹ “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they answered. ²² “What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify him!” ²³ “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!” ²⁴ When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “It is your responsibility!”

Justice exercised by the hand of man can be mostly subjective and whereas systems’ opinion, no matter the consensus (either written or stated) that governs and must be followed (Ro.13:1-3), even appearing objective and without inequality intended towards its citizenry is also wavering, many can/will suffer.

There is however, ONE who endured continual, wrongful visitation of where justice should have prevailed; yet, HIS seeking rescue of sinfulness in many, by offering Himself to be crucified in their stead (*even including those antagonists so viciously perturbed by His presence), along with generations thereafter whose hearts are “desperately sick and deceitful” (Jer.17:9).

Key Point – When we fail to imitate HIS attitude in oversight of faults found in others (even some vitriolic in expression), we may be part of the crowd yelling “crucify Him!” May it never be.