"He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, the one they asked for, and surrender Jesus to their will." Luke 23:25 I've never seen this before...I love seeing nuggets in God's Word that are new "to me." The concept behind this statement is completely relevant to me and you today!
"He released the man", the man who Pilate released was Barabbas and he was completely guilty according to the Roman law. But...the custom was to release one prisoner and the crowd chose Barabbas over Jesus. Pilate had nothing he could do but appease the people and have Jesus crucified.
Jesus was perfection, a healer, a messenger of hope...but the people of his day wouldn't hear it. Instead, it was their preference to follow their own plans for life...if they were to follow their own plans they would first have to do something with Jesus.
So...they "surrender Jesus to their will"...their will to go on with life without him.
Jesus gets in the way of many of OUR plans, hopes, and dreams. His message of perfection, healing, and hope requires us to surrender our plans for his. We have two options with this man they call Jesus...
We can surrender to His will...as He asks us to
We can surrender Him to our will...as they did in His day
What will you do with this man they call Jesus?
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